out of the ordinary

Not at all typical

Out of the ordinary means unusual or exceptional—different from what typically happens or what you'd expect.

The phrase often carries a positive sense of being noteworthy: Nothing out of the ordinary happened at the meeting.

Her talent was truly out of the ordinary.

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unconventional · anomalous · outstanding · remarkable · original · idiosyncratic · unexpected · rare · bizarre · phenomenal · once in a blue moon · distinctive · unparalleled · curious · offbeat · outside the box · innovative · outlandish

Opposites
unusualness/remarkability

out of the ordinaryordinary

Standard, unremarkable

normal · usual · common · typical · standard

excitement/interest level

out of the ordinaryunremarkable

Not worthy of comment

mundane · unexceptional · boring · dull · humdrum

specialness

out of the ordinarymundane

Commonplace, lacking excitement

plain · prosaic · humdrum · banal · vanilla

Family

ordinary, extraordinary, ordinarily, ordinariness, extraordinarily, unordinary, extraordinariness

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G