Entry Word: unusual

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced <finding some unusual shells by the high-tide mark, we brought them home for our collection>

Synonyms curious, extraordinary, funny, odd, offbeat, peculiar, queer, rare, singular, strange, unaccustomed, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, weird

Related Words bizarre, eccentric, far-out, outlandish, outré, way-out; aberrant, abnormal, atypical, exceptional, irregular; newsworthy, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, particular, remarkable, special

Near Antonyms unexceptional; expected, predictable; familiar, normal, regular, typical

Antonyms common, ordinary, usual

2 being out of the ordinary <accepted the award with unusual grace and humility> — see exceptional