bizarre

¹bi·zarre

adj \bə-ˈzär\

Definition of BIZARRE

: strikingly out of the ordinary: as a : odd, extravagant, or eccentric in style or mode b : involving sensational contrasts or incongruities

— bi·zarre·ly adverb

— bi·zarre·ness noun

Examples of BIZARRE

1. I just heard the most bizarre story.
2. She wore a bizarre outfit.

Origin of BIZARRE

French, from Italian bizzarro

First Known Use: circa 1648

Related to BIZARRE

Synonyms: absurd, fantastic, crazy, fanciful, foolish, insane, nonsensical, preposterous, unreal, wild

Antonyms: realistic, reasonable

Related Words: implausible, inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable, unimaginable, unthinkable; extravagant, grotesque; bizarro, curious, eccentric, far-out, funny, kinky, kooky (also kookie), odd, outlandish, out-of-the-way, outré, peculiar, quaint, queer, queerish, quirky, screwy, strange, wacky (also whacky), way-out, weird; farcical, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous; Alice-in-Wonderland, Kafkaesque, nightmarish; dreamlike, surreal

Near Antonyms: average, commonplace, everyday, garden, normal, ordinary, prosaic, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, typical, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual, workaday; conformist, conservative, conventional; expected, familiar, knee-jerk, predictable; common, customary, frequent, habitual, regular, wonted

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Rhymes with BIZARRE

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