Antonyms for extraordinary
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ik-strawr-dn-er-ee, ek-struh-awr- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈstrɔr dnˌɛr i, ˌɛk strəˈɔr- |
Definition of extraordinary
Origin :- early 15c., from Latin extraordinarius "out of the common order," from extra ordinem "out of order," especially the usual order, from extra "out" (see extra-) + ordinem (nominative ordo) "order" (see order). Related: Extraordinarily.
- adj strange and wonderful
- I regard her as, on the whole, the most extraordinary person of her race I have ever met.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- This was the most extraordinary person with whom he had ever talked.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- No reason is given for this extraordinary contempt of living.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- More than this, there is about sorrow an intense, an extraordinary reality.
- Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
- Possibly because of the extraordinary directions which beauty culture may take.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- This who was the most extraordinary woman that ever lived, was also little Nellie Winship.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- A few minutes earlier they had been of extraordinary brilliancy.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- Allis Porter's perceptions had been developed to an extraordinary degree.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- The extraordinary credulity of the people is hardly conceivable.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- The "thrust" of the propeller is also extraordinary, being between 250 and 260 pounds.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
Synonyms for extraordinary
- amazing
- bizarre
- boss
- curious
- exceptional
- fab
- fantastic
- flash
- gnarly
- heavy
- inconceivable
- incredible
- marvelous
- odd
- off beaten path
- out of the ordinary
- outstanding
- particular
- peculiar
- phenomenal
- rare
- remarkable
- singular
- special
- strange
- stupendous
- surprising
- terrific
- uncommon
- unfamiliar
- unheard-of
- unimaginable
- unique
- unprecedented
- unthinkable
- unusual
- unwonted
- weird
- wicked
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