extraordinary

adjective

ik-ˈstrȯr-də-ˌner-ē How to pronounce extraordinary (audio)
Definition of extraordinarynext
1
as in unusual
being out of the ordinary the marine is being cited for extraordinary courage

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2
as in uncommon
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced no one noticed anything extraordinary about the airline passenger

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Recent Examples of extraordinary What followed was extraordinary and a gritty sort of miracle. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 30 July 2026 Isabelle Hoygaard, a qualified expert with the Washington Department of Natural Resources, said there is nothing extraordinary about the Sinlahekin Fire itself. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 Finding his Swedish actors was serendipitous and as extraordinary as his story. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 30 July 2026 The audience has already shown interest in extraordinary numbers. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for extraordinary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extraordinary
  1. unusual
  2. uncommon
  3. exceptional
  4. strange
  5. unique
  6. funny
  7. rare
  8. weird
Adjective
  • Changes in color, cloudiness, or unusual appearance can be signs the medication may not be stable anymore.
    — Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • These are cases that were acquired in the US, rather than from travel abroad, which makes this year unusual.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of unusual
Adjective
  • For women like Toyama, growing up in the 1960s and ‘70s, divorce was uncommon – and often met with judgment and shame.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • Fares, 68, has a rags-to-riches story not uncommon in Lebanon.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 26 July 2026
Definition of uncommon
Adjective
  • Investors need the company to grow into something exceptional.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • However, Akey is an exceptional skater, reads plays well and can pass the puck with aplomb.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of exceptional
Adjective
  • The catfish in that Vermont lake has joined a very strange club.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Of all the peculiar assignments a newspaper reporter can undertake, writing advance obituaries for local notables who are still very much alive is one of the strangest.
    — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of strange
Adjective
  • Many of them feature amenities like a basketball court, weight rooms and a pool, while others may have unique features like boxing gyms or an ice rink.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
  • Because there’s a certain level of difficulty involved in taking a song fans know well, and expect to hear a particular way, and successfully putting a unique spin upon it.
    — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of unique
Adjective
  • Gu-cheon is arrogant, conspicuously misplaced in the palace hierarchy, and in some sneaky ways, dryly funny, in stark contrast to co-star Roh Yoon Seo’s more determined, earnest portrayal of court lady Saeng Gang.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • That ethos bled into the script read, which saw the crew assembled take swings with the material and inject a bit more comedy into the already funny original film.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 29 July 2026
Definition of funny
Adjective
  • The Kansas City Royals began Wednesday’s game against the Minnesota Twins with a pair of rare occurrences.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • Trinitite contains a novel, cagelike clathrate crystal and quasicrystals, rare materials, once thought impossible, that contain nonrepeating atomic structures.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 July 2026
Definition of rare
Adjective
  • Chip Honcho seems unlikely to be enormously loved by the track money, but weirder things have happened.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • This is a problem with anything that gets into that weird private equity, conglomerate zone.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
Definition of weird

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