unordinary

Examples

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• The artist's painting was so unordinary that it captivated all who saw it.

• But after a certain point in their lives, they are supposed to realize that life isn't a big fairy tale and that the norm needs to be unordinary.

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• I know when things are unordinary and break the pattern.

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• I was pleasantly surprised by how unordinary this park was.

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• She wore an unordinary dress that everyone admired at the party.

• They planned an unordinary vacation, choosing to explore remote islands instead of popular resorts.

Synonyms

S

strange

vsunordinary

∞ 2.3

Unusual and slightly odd in a way you cannot easily understand

is simply about being not ordinary, not about puzzling oddness

U

unusual

vsunordinary

∞ 2.2

Not common and different from what people expect

focuses on being not ordinary without stressing rarity

O

odd

vsunordinary

878 1.0

Different from what is normal or expected

is broader and does not stress the strange feeling

U

uncommon

vsunordinary

126 4.6

Not often found or seen and so rare

notes being not ordinary without implying rare occurrence

P

peculiar

vsunordinary

101 4.6

Different from what is normal and expected

is a neutral label for being not ordinary without odd tone

A

abnormal

vsunordinary

98 4.2

Different from what is usual in a way that may be worrying

is neutral and does not imply worry or harm

U

unnatural

vsunordinary

97 4.1

Not normal or what people expect

is a general unusualness without implying unnaturalness

U

unconventional

vsunordinary

76 6.2

Different from what most people do or accept

is general oddness rather than deliberate rule rejection

O

out of the ordinary

vsunordinary

68 4.1

Not usual and different from what people expect

is the same idea but expressed as a single adjective

U

unorthodox

vsunordinary

48 7.3

Not following the usual rules or customs

is broader and does not focus on tradition or rules

A

atypical

vsunordinary

26 5.7

Different from what is usual or expected

is a more general word for being not ordinary

A

anomalous

vsunordinary

22 8.1

Not like what is usual or expected

notes unusualness without focusing on formal rule deviation

U

uncharacteristic

vsunordinary

14 5.4

Not usual for a person or thing

applies more widely, not limited to personal traits

I

irregular

vsunordinary

14 3.4

Not following a usual pattern or rule

describes being unusual in general rather than pattern failure

O

out of the way

vsunordinary

3 6.1

Unusual in a way that does not follow normal rules

is a plain descriptor for being not ordinary without impropriety

N

non-routine

vsunordinary

1 4.8

Different from the usual way of doing things

is a general word for being not ordinary, not only procedures

N

non-typical

vsunordinary

1 4.8

Not usual or expected

is a simpler way to state the same lack of typicalness

U

unwonted

vsunordinary

• Literature

1 9.9

Not usual or expected in a situation

is the everyday way to say that something is not ordinary

O

out-of-the-way

vsunordinary

1 6.3

Not usual and often interesting or surprising

is a straightforward adjective for being unusual without remarking

U

unaverage

vsunordinary

1 7.8

Different from what most people expect

expresses difference in a plain descriptive way

Antonyms

O

ordinary

681 1.0

Normal and not special or unusual

N

normal

295 1.0

The usual or expected state

How Ordinary

normal

∞ 1.0

ordinary

681 1.0

unordinary

1 7.0

unusual

∞ 2.2

bizarre

389 5.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology