Meaning & use
extraordinary
Very unusual, remarkable, or exceptional; far beyond what is ordinary or expected.
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The rescue team showed extraordinary courage while pulling survivors from the flooded building.
It was an extraordinary coincidence that the two old friends met on the same flight.
A note on using this word
An 'extraordinary meeting' is a formal term for a meeting called outside the normal schedule, distinct from the everyday sense of 'amazing'.
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Words with an opposite meaning
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