bizarro

adjective

bi·​zar·​ro bə-ˈzär-ō 

: characterized by a bizarre, fantastic, or unconventional approach

bizarro noun

Synonyms

• bizarre
• cranky
• crazy
• curious
• eccentric
• erratic
• far-out
• funky
• funny
• kinky
• kooky
• kookie
• odd
• off-kilter
• off-the-wall
• offbeat
• out-of-the-way
• outlandish
• outré
• peculiar
• quaint
• queer
• queerish
• quirky
• remarkable
• rum [chiefly British]
• screwy
• spaced-out
• strange
• wacky
• whacky
• way-out
• weird
• weirdo
• wild

Examples of bizarro in a Sentence

the cat was acting pretty bizarro this morning, and I'm worried about him

a bizarro comedy that earned a cult following

Recent Examples on the Web

While the real song was written by McCartney, who then enlisted Wonder to sing it with him, Hosking’s bizarro telling of the story begins with Wonder crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a row boat to visit McCartney for no particular reason. —Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2024

If the language existed in a kind of vacuum, beyond history’s reach, logic suggested that its creator did too: a hoaxer working furtively in a private office or some lone genius in an attic, disgorging bizarro visions onto parchment by candlelight. —Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024

It’s been over two years since the cliffhanger ending of the bizarro sci-fi office thriller’s first season. —Wes Davis, The Verge, 13 July 2024

But the real test would be pulling off a finale that could weave together the bizarro storylines between a vault dweller, a knight and a ghoul. —Meredith Woerner, Variety, 21 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

extension of bizarre entry 1, probably after Bizarro, grotesque duplicate of Superman in the Superman comic-book series who inhabits a "bizarro world"

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above