ECCENTRICITIES Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

eccentricities

noun

plural of eccentricity

as in tricks

an odd or peculiar habit one of the woman's eccentricities was her lifelong habit of reading while soaking in the bathtub for hours

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Recent Examples of eccentricities With the exception of the central character played by Judy Greer, all the figures onscreen display the sort of eccentricities that are presumably meant to be either amusing or endearing but instead simply come across as odd. —

Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026 Watch young John Early, Kate Berlant, and Cole Escola re-create a scene from the film in intricate detail and see camp interpretation at its finest — comedians using Showgirls’s eccentricities to unearth something delicious. —

Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026 Built in 1940 by architect Gerard Colcord, the home underwent a three-year renovation that preserved its bones while editing out the eccentricities left behind by former owners—including Cage’s tarantula room and Martin’s personal performance stage, as well as his outdoor pony corral. —

Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026 That would be a perfectly reasonable offer from a for-profit real-estate company; a local operator would likely be helpful as a foreign entity attempts to deal with the eccentricities of the New York regulatory environment. —

Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 25 Feb. 2026 Maybe Crested Butte residents are simply better at protecting their history or eccentricities. —

Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026 For all its ills, social media can also be an entry point for anyone interested in Chicago history and the city’s varied eccentricities. —

Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026 Ake is initially hesitant to take her eccentricities to a more structured environment, but her fraught history with one recruit, 21-year-old Caleb Mir (Sandro Rosta), changes her mind. —

Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026 Henry is known for her steadfast and inviting characters, whose personalities and eccentricities are practically taken as law by her fans. —

Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eccentricities

Noun

Though the Bird Cage has been outfitted with modern lighting capable of new theme park tricks and projections, the rig is hidden among curtains designed to re-create the look of the original tent.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Raúl had taught us dribbling tricks and how to hit a header from a corner shot.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026