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View synonyms for remarkable

remarkable

[ ri-mahr-kuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. notably or conspicuously unusual; extraordinary:

    a remarkable change.

    Antonyms: ordinary, common

  2. worthy of notice or attention.

    Synonyms: striking, distinguished, noteworthy, notable, rare, uncommon, singular, unusual, exceptional

    Antonyms: ordinary, common



remarkable

/ rɪˈmɑːkəbəl /

adjective

  1. worthy of note or attention

    a remarkable achievement

  2. unusual, striking, or extraordinary

    a remarkable sight

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • reˈmarkableness, noun
  • reˈmarkably, adverb
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Other Words From

  • re·mark·a·bil·i·ty [ri-mahr-k, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], re·mark·a·ble·ness noun
  • re·mark·a·bly adverb
  • qua·si-re·mark·a·ble adjective
  • un·re·mark·a·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of remarkable1

From the French word remarquable, dating back to 1595–1605; remark, -able
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Example Sentences

“Brighter Days” encompasses a remarkable series of firsts for the musician.

Over the span of a year, I’ve seen Jurado’s remarkable journey from political long shot to surprise winner to history maker.

They have a remarkable tolerance for crass and bullying behavior, care little for empathy and ethics, and are incapable of weighing basic facts about public life.

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In the midst of despair the local population are understandably searching for beacons of hope, for example the remarkable story of what happened at the Whitby English language school.

From BBC

Adding that its results can be used to create a new unification scheme of quantum mechanics and gravity, Loeb said the deeper significance of the double helix structure isthat it “is simply a mathematical result that has nothing to do with biology. The fact that it appears here and in the human DNA is a remarkable coincidence.”

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