BIZARRENESS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

bizarreness

noun

Definition of bizarreness

as in strangeness

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Recent Examples of bizarreness The bizarreness didn’t stop there. — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 9 June 2026 Roots are produced from the base of the bulb, but in an odd twist of botanical bizarreness, the roots are produced toward the end of the bloom time. — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025

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Noun

But unlike the best of Ferrell’s earlier roles, Hawkins’s eccentricities feel like surface-level strangeness, connected to nothing surprising or soulful underneath.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 16 July 2026
The result is a book whose strangeness can only be experienced, not expressed.

— Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026

Definition of strangeness

Noun

Even a short period can act as an emotional and mental buffer, allowing your brain to re-adjust from the excitement and unfamiliarity of the road back to a standard, daily schedule.

— Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 17 June 2026
Perhaps the most difficult part of assimilating into a new community is embracing the unfamiliarity.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2026

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