Synonyms of exotic

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adjective

ig-ˈzä-tik 

as in romantic

excitingly or mysteriously unusual

the gradual disappearance of exotic lands in a culturally homogenized world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• romantic
• strange
• foreign
• marvelous
• picturesque
• alien
• colorful
• glamorous
• outlandish
• distant
• fascinating
• enchanting
• fantastic
• dark
• bizarro
• quaint
• magical
• alluring
• remote
• picture-book
• faraway
• captivating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• familiar
• unglamorous
• unromantic
• unexotic
• plain-Jane
• nonexotic
• nonglamorous

exotic

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noun

as in rarity

something strange or unusual that is an object of interest

the botanical garden boasts an array of horticultural exotics from around the world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rarity
• curiosity
• curio
• wonder
• oddity
• monster
• marvel
• virtu
• mutant
• objet d'art
• mutation
• ephemera
• curiosa
• oddment
• anomaly
• found object
• prodigy
• abnormality
• rare bird
• rara avis
• objet trouvé
• freak
• malformation
• monstrosity

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exotic

Adjective

In Alcubierre's original concept, exotic matter would be a likely source of the negative energy density needed to facilitate the advanced spacetime geometries required for warp bubble creation. — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Extreme nuclear matter RHIC operated at BNL from 2000 to 2026 and was designed to investigate exotic forms of nuclear matter by colliding heavy atomic nuclei, like gold, at nearly the speed of light. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

Noun

One section tracks the influence of the Alhambra complex, in Granada, where artists trekked to whet their appetites for the exotic. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

The four-day contest is a major event on the barbecue competition circuit, with more than $190,000 in prizes across categories like beef, exotics (like alligator, or emu, for instance), wings, and sauce. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026