Synonyms for extraordinary
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Sinful
2. Remarkable
remarkable, exceptional, unusual, prodigious, marvelous US, marvellous UK, wonderful, phenomenal informal, special, rare, singular, fantastic, wondrous, amazing, astounding, strange, unprecedented, noteworthy, outstanding, uncommon, great, gurt UK, odd, superlative
Other
extraordinate rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Out of the ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
Except in extraordinary circumstances, […]
- adj. 2
Remarkably good.
Related words
- Word family
- extraordinarily extraordinariness
- Phrases
- extraordinary session
- Other spellings
- extra-ordinary
Example sentences
- remarkable My sister has made remarkable progress in English.
- exceptional There's little oil this year but it's exceptional.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| extraordinary | steady | |
| remarkable | steady | |
| exceptional | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- odd1
- 4 letters
- rare1, gurt
- 5 letters
- great1
- 6 letters
- sinful2
- 7 letters
- special2, amazing3, strange1, unusual4
- 8 letters
- uncommon3, singular3, wondrous2
- 9 letters
- wonderful3, fantastic3, marvelous3
- 10 letters
- remarkable4, phenomenal4, astounding3, noteworthy3, marvellous3, prodigious3
- 11 letters
- outstanding3, exceptional4, superlative4
- 13 letters
- unprecedented5, extraordinate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sinful2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- extraordinaire
- Italiano
- straordinario
- Català
- extraordinari