remarkable

Meanings

1. 1adjectivecomparable

   Unusual in a way that surprises people and deserves attention.

   Grammar: Can be used before a noun or after a linking verb. Comparative: more remarkable, most remarkable.

   Patterns

   • a remarkable thing
   • be remarkable for something
   • it is remarkable that

   She has a remarkable talent for solving difficult problems.

   It is remarkable how quickly the children learned the song.

   The team made a remarkable recovery after losing the first game.

2. 2adjectivecomparable

   Surprising and worth mentioning, often because it is unusual.

   Grammar: Often used with 'that' clauses: It is remarkable that ...

   Patterns

   • it is remarkable that
   • remarkable that

   It is remarkable that no one was hurt in the accident.

   It is remarkable that she finished the race with a broken shoe.

Word forms

Common combinations

remarkable achievement

Winning the gold medal was a remarkable achievement.

remarkable progress

The students have made remarkable progress in reading.

remarkable recovery

He made a remarkable recovery after surgery.

truly remarkable

Her patience with the children is truly remarkable.

Synonyms and how they differ

extraordinary

Extraordinary is stronger and suggests something beyond what is normal, while remarkable means worth noticing.

notable

Notable is more formal and often used for things that are important to mention, while remarkable often adds surprise.

impressive

Impressive focuses on causing admiration, while remarkable focuses on being unusual enough to notice.

Opposites

Word family

remarkably adverb

In a way that is surprising and worth noticing.

remark verb

To say or write something as a comment.

Commonly confused: remarkable or remark?

Practice

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