extraordinary
[adjective]
Synonyms: unusual, amazing, exceptional, fantastic, outstanding, phenomenal, remarkable, strange, uncommon

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Antonyms: ordinary
Contrasted words: customary, normal, regular, usual
Related Idioms: out of the ordinary
Related Words: amazing, stupendous, terrific, wonderful

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English Thesaurus: surprising, astonishing/astounding, extraordinary, amazing, staggering, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ex‧traor‧di‧na‧ry S3 W3 /ɪkˈstrɔːdənəri $ ɪkˈstrɔːrdn-eri, ˌekstrəˈɔːr-/ adjective
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: extraordinarius, from extra ordinem 'out of the usual course', from ordo 'order']

1. very unusual or surprising:
It took an extraordinary amount of work.
It’s extraordinary that he should make exactly the same mistake again.
quite/most extraordinary British English:
Chris’s behaviour that morning was quite extraordinary.
extraordinary thing to do/say/happen
What an extraordinary thing to do!
how extraordinary! British English spoken (=used to express surprise)

2. very much greater or more impressive than usual Synonym : incredible:
a woman of extraordinary beauty
an extraordinary talent

3. extraordinary meeting/session etc a meeting which takes place in addition to the usual ones

4. envoy/ambassador/minister extraordinary an official employed for a special purpose, in addition to the usual officials

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

extraordinary
adj.
VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound | make sth What makes it so extraordinary is that the experts had all dismissed her theories as rubbish.
find sth I find her attitude quite extraordinary.
regard sth as, see sth as
ADV. most, really, truly | absolutely, altogether, quite It seems altogether extraordinary.
rather

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

surprising making you feel surprised:
It’s surprising how quickly you get used to it.
We got some very surprising results.
astonishing/astounding very surprising. Astounding sounds a little more formal and a little stronger than astonishing:
The results of the tests were astounding.
Things are changing at an astonishing speed.
extraordinary very unusual and surprising:
It is extraordinary that such a young boy should be so good at maths.
amazing very surprising – used especially about good or impressive things:
an amazing achievement
It’s amazing what you can do when you really try.
staggering very surprising, especially by being so large:
The project cost a staggering $8 million.
unbelievable (also incredible) so surprising that you can hardly believe it:
It is unbelievable that she is only the same age as me.
The incredible thing is that he thinks he is ugly.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲