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Remarkable

adj. joyful, resilient warm

What it means

Unusually worthy of attention because of excellence, rarity, or impact.

Reach for it when praising a person, quality, or achievement that genuinely stands apart

Her remarkable patience kept the frightened horse calm for nearly an hour.

Words to choose between 8

By register, from playful at the top to literary at the bottom. Tap a word to see when it fits.
everyday
warm
professional
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literary

  • everyday

    impressive

    Fits when skill or results create admiration

    Careful A remarkable coincidence need not demonstrate skill or inspire admiration.

  • warm

    memorable

    Fits when the lasting effect on an audience matters

    Careful People can remember an event for bad reasons, so memorable is not automatic praise.

  • professional

    exceptional

    Fits when performance clearly exceeds the normal standard

    Careful Something can be remarkable because it is strange or moving without being better than its peers.

  • professional

    notable

    Fits when the restrained claim is simply that attention is deserved

    Careful It underplays a deeply impressive achievement in a celebratory card.

  • professional

    outstanding

    Fits when someone ranks above others in a relevant field

    Careful Avoid a comparative claim when the achievement has not been measured against peers.

  • formal

    extraordinary

    Fits when rarity or scale lies far outside the ordinary

    Careful A merely noteworthy strength does not reach extraordinary scale.

  • literary

    singular

    Fits when uniqueness itself makes the subject remarkable

    Careful Its formal tone and secondary meaning of oddness can distract in ordinary praise.

  • literary

    striking

    Fits when an immediate contrast or appearance seizes attention

    Careful Quiet long-term service may be remarkable without producing a striking first impression.

Opposites 3

  • ordinary
  • unremarkable
  • mediocre

Common phrases 3

  • remarkable person

    The remarkable person behind the fund never asked that her name appear on it.

  • remarkable achievement

    Restoring the fresco by hand was a remarkable achievement.

  • remarkable progress

    The seedlings made remarkable progress once the soil temperature rose.

Word family 1

Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Dvortygirl, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated