bizarro

adjective

bi·​zar·​ro bə-ˈzär-ō 

: characterized by a bizarre, fantastic, or unconventional approach

bizarro noun

Synonyms of bizarro

• bizarre
• strange
• weird
• funny
• odd
• peculiar
• curious
• erratic
• remarkable
• crazy

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

Next week, Zach Cregger returns just over a year after his bizarro Weapons became a centerpiece of the 2025 horror conversation. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2026

In fact, long before Ricky and Tepper’s bizarro movie night, that same news anchor (Ryan Perez) sits in a field behind a rundown building, calmly announcing Armageddon as a pack of zombies closes in. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 July 2026

Centrists warned that a bizarro left-leaning tea party would, like its right-wing antecedent, throw away winnable seats. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 15 July 2026

Like many a limited series, The Offer faded in our collective memories, its bizarro ’70s pop history a curio of 2022. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 July 2026

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

Rhymes for bizarro

• amparo
• aro
• claro
• haro
• maro
• morrow
• sorrow
• yarrow