extraordinary

1. Beyond what is ordinary or usual;
   Highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable (synset 301679784)
   "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"
   also:

   • uncommon - not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
   • unusual - not usual or common or ordinary
   • incomparable, uncomparable - such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared
   • impressive - making a strong or vivid impression
   • superior - of high or superior quality or performance
   tells us about: mundaneness, mundanity, ordinariness - the quality of being commonplace and ordinary
   similar to:

   • bonzer - remarkable or wonderful
   • exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing - far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
   • extraordinaire - extraordinary in a particular capacity
   • fantastic, grand, howling, marvellous, marvelous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous - extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
   • phenomenal - exceedingly or unbelievably great
   • awful, frightful, terrible, tremendous - extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
   • great - remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect
   • one, right - (informal) very; used informally as an intensifier
   • preternatural, uncanny - surpassing the ordinary or normal
   • pyrotechnic - suggestive of fireworks
   • rare, uncommon - marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
   • remarkable, singular - unusual or striking
   • some - remarkable
   • special - for a special service or occasion
   • wonderworking - performing or able to perform wonders or miracles
2. Far more than usual or expected (synset 301538743)
   "an extraordinary desire for approval"; "it was an over-the-top experience"
   similar to: immoderate - beyond reasonable limits
   same as: over-the-top, sinful
3. (of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials (synset 300492641)
   "an ambassador extraordinary"
   similar to: unusual - not usual or common or ordinary

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