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extraordinary

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of extraordinary

1 being out of the ordinary

the marine is being cited for extraordinary courage

Synonyms of extraordinary

aberrant, aberrated, abnormal, anomalous, atypical, especial, exceeding, exceptional, extraordinaire, freak, odd, peculiar, phenomenal, preternatural, rare, singular, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted

Words Related to extraordinary

conspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, prominent, remarkable, salient, striking

bizarre, deviant, eccentric, freakish, monstrous, oddball, outlandish, quaint, strange, weird

incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, unimaginable, unthinkable

Near Antonyms of extraordinary

everyday, familiar, frequent

Antonyms of extraordinary

common, customary, normal, ordinary, typical, unexceptional, unextraordinary, usual

2 noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced

no one noticed anything extraordinary about the airline passenger

Synonyms of extraordinary

curious, funny, odd, offbeat, out-of-the-way, peculiar, queer, rare, singular, strange, unaccustomed, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, weird

Words Related to extraordinary

bizarre, eccentric, far-out, kooky (also kookie), oddball, outlandish, outré, way-out

aberrant, abnormal, atypical, exceptional, irregular

newsworthy, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, particular, remarkable, special

Near Antonyms of extraordinary

expected, predictable

familiar, normal, regular, typical

Antonyms of extraordinary

common, ordinary, plain, usual

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