out of the ordinary

out of the ordinary
UNUSUAL, exceptional, remarkable, extraordinary, unexpected, surprising, unaccustomed, unfamiliar, abnormal, atypical, different, special, exciting, memorable, noteworthy, unique, singular, outstanding; unconventional, unorthodox, strange, peculiar, odd, queer, curious, bizarre, outlandish; informal offbeat.

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out of the ordinary
Unusual
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Main Entry:ordinary

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out of the ordinary phrase
unusual, or different

I didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary.

Thesaurus: unusual in an interesting waysynonym
Main entry: ordinary

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unusual

nothing out of the ordinary happened

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out of the ordinary
: unusual, different, or strange : not what is considered to be normal

What happened is nothing out of the ordinary.

They didn't do anything that was out of the ordinary.

Her taste is a bit out of the ordinary.

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Main Entry:ordinary

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out of the ˈordinary idiom
unusual or different

I'm looking for something a little more out of the ordinary.

His behaviour was nothing out of the ordinary

(= not unusual)

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Main entry:ordinaryidiom

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