Meaning & use

remarkable

adjective·Academic

Worthy of attention or notice because it is unusual, extraordinary, or impressive.

See it in a sentence

The team made a remarkable comeback after being down by twenty points at halftime.

Her remarkable recovery surprised even the doctors who had treated her.

A note on using this word

Remarkable is a strong, positive-leaning word; reserve it for things genuinely worth commenting on rather than merely good.

Words with a similar meaning

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Words with an opposite meaning

ordinaryunremarkable

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