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Interim vs Extraordinary - What's the difference?

interim | extraordinary |

As adjectives the difference between interim and extraordinary

is that interim is transitional while extraordinary is not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.

As a noun interim

is a transitional or temporary period between other events.

interim

English

Adjective

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  • transitional
    • Iraq's government is ''"interim'''.
  • temporary
    • You are interim manager until he returns from hospital.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 5 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Drogba's goal early in the second half - his fourth in this Wembley showpiece - proved decisive as the remarkable turnaround in Chelsea's fortunes under interim manager Roberto di Matteo was rewarded with silverware.}}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A transitional or temporary period between other events.
    • His car is in the shop, but they gave him a rental to drive in the interim .

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Anagrams

    * mintier * termini ----

    extraordinary

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual;
  • *
  • *
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=October 23, author=Tom Fordyce, work=BBC Sport
    • , title= 2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France , passage=Tony Woodcock's early try and a penalty from fourth-choice fly-half Stephen Donald were enough to see the All Blacks home in an extraordinary match that defied all pre-match predictions.}}
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=52, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= The new masters and commanders , passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.
  • Remarkably good.

    • Usage notes

    * Can be said of all kinds of objects including people, events, things, and terms. * The pronunciation "extrordinary" is often preferred so as to avoid confusion with "extra ordinary", which would be defined as "more ordinary than usual".

    Synonyms

    *

    Antonyms

    * everyday, normal, ordinary, regular, usual

    Derived terms

    * extraordinary optical transmission * extraordinary professor * extraordinary rendition