Amazing vs. Extraordinary — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Amazing and Extraordinary
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Amazing
To affect with great wonder; astonish.
Extraordinary
Very unusual or remarkable
It is extraordinary that no consultation took place
The extraordinary plumage of the male
Amazing
(Obsolete) To bewilder; perplex.
Extraordinary
(of a meeting) specially convened
An extraordinary session of the Congress
Amazing
To cause great wonder or astonishment
A sight that amazes.
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Extraordinary
An item in a company's accounts not arising from its normal activities.
Amazing
Amazement; wonder.
Extraordinary
Beyond what is ordinary or usual
Extraordinary authority.
Amazing
Present participle of amaze
Extraordinary
Highly exceptional; remarkable
An extraordinary achievement.
Amazing
Causing wonder and amazement; very surprising.
Extraordinary
Employed or used for a special service, function, or occasion
A minister extraordinary.
An extraordinary professor.
Amazing
(informal) Possessing uniquely wonderful qualities; very good.
Extraordinary
Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
Amazing
Causing amazement; very wonderful; as, amazing grace.
Extraordinary
Remarkably good.
An extraordinary poet
Amazing
Surprising greatly;
She does an amazing amount of work
The dog was capable of astonishing tricks
Extraordinary
Special or supernumerary.
The physician extraordinary in a royal household
An extraordinary professor in a German university
Amazing
Inspiring awe or admiration or wonder;
New York is an amazing city
The Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight
The awesome complexity of the universe
This sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath
Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent
Extraordinary
Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary.
Extraordinary
Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual, customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils; extraordinary remedies.
Which disposeTo something extraordinary my thoughts.
Extraordinary
Exceeding the common degree, measure. or condition; hence, remarkable; uncommon; rare; wonderful; as, extraordinary talents or grandeur.
Extraordinary
Employed or sent upon an unusual or special service; as, an ambassador extraordinary.
Extraordinary
That which is extraordinary; - used especially in the plural; as, extraordinaries excepted, there is nothing to prevent success.
Their extraordinary did consist especially in the matter of prayers and devotions.
Extraordinary
Beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable;
Extraordinary authority
An extraordinary achievement
Her extraordinary beauty
Enjoyed extraordinary popularity
An extraordinary capacity for work
An extraordinary session of the legislature
Extraordinary
Far more than usual or expected;
An extraordinary desire for approval
It was an over-the-top experience
Extraordinary
(of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials;
An ambassador extraordinary
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