UNEXTRAORDINARY Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

unextraordinary

adjective

Definition of unextraordinary

as in unremarkable

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Recent Examples of unextraordinary For most butterfly species, an adult’s life is brief and—with all due respect to butterflies—unextraordinary. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026 Evelyn, by everyone around her, society at large, and even herself who sees unextraordinary ordinariness in her identity as a middle-aged woman. — Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 14 Apr. 2022

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Adjective

Shania Twain Debuts Her New Album Very Low Little Miss Twain manages an unremarkable start on the Billboard 200.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Colonic hydrotherapy, which admittedly never promises to be glamorous, is unremarkable with a purpose that remains murky.

— Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of unremarkable

Adjective

Unlike typical private foundations, a POF actively conducts charitable work, such as exhibiting and conserving objects for public access.

— Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The product, a combo package called 3D Editor + Canvas, essentially combines typical AI generation (which tends to happen in 2D) with the more advanced CG world (which tends to happen in 3D).

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of typical

Adjective

Villa go in as considerable underdogs — 7/2 to win in normal time and 2/1 to lift the trophy — and pulling it off would represent another big result in what has already been a landmark year for the club.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
While Social Security is facing long-term financial challenges, including projections that the retirement trust fund could face a shortfall as soon as 2032, beneficiaries can still expect payments to follow the agency's normal schedule this month.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of normal

Adjective

Meals are taken family style, and the refinement of the cooking will ruin ordinary Indian restaurant fare for you.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026
For Neha Bora, a student leader who took part in a hunger strike in New Delhi, the movement showed that ordinary citizens could still hold those in power to account.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of ordinary

Adjective

If Vuskovic grows into a Premier League regular and leader at Brighton, that club-record fee will turn into a smart piece of business.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Swoopes made history as the first player to sign a WNBA contract, the first female athlete to receive a Nike signature shoe with the Air Swoopes, and the first WNBA player to record a regular-season triple-double.

— Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of regular

Adjective

If an otherwise unexceptional song on Mount Zero is nearing its conclusion, be prepared for an epilogue where Medlyn or Elphick clicks on the distortion.

— Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
Despite his unexceptional loss, Pratt should be acknowledged as perhaps one of the most consequential local political figures in recent memory.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026

Definition of unexceptional

Adjective

Moore’s frayed, full-volume, Barbie-pink ball gown with a distressed bow was a break from her usual structured looks.

— Beatrice Dupuy, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Warming the roof of the mouth—for example, by pressing the tongue against the palate or drinking a room-temperature beverage—can hasten recovery from brain freeze by allowing blood vessels and sensory nerves to return to their usual state.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of usual

Adjective

The building is just a backdrop and usually a prosaic one, at that.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
His plan, scheduled for a vote at the Beach commission on Wednesday after two years of often-intense debate and revision, comes in the prosaic form of a technical zoning change.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Definition of prosaic

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