far-out

adjective

ˈfär-ˌau̇t How to pronounce far-out (audio)
Definition of far-outnext
as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion the religious sect's far-out clothes and practices made them the talk of the small town

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Recent Examples of far-out For centuries the Moon has fascinated people—and inspired some rather far-out ideas. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026 Didulo’s far-out messaging had jumped from online to real life. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026 With more than 50 exhibits in the show, it’s bound to be a far-out adventure. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 25 June 2026 Justice’s superhero name and grand mission are not out of place in the longevity field, which attracts colorful characters with far-out theories. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for far-out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for far-out
  1. bizarre
  2. strange
  3. weird
  4. funny
  5. odd
  6. peculiar
  7. curious
  8. erratic
Adjective
  • The cookie shops have a rotating menu of cookies with elaborate toppings, sometimes offering bizarre flavors such as everything bagel.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Skerritt co-starred opposite Kathy Baker, playing his doctor wife in the community of Rome, Wisconsin, a place with bizarre happenings, like having a robber leaving a trail of frogs or the pope becoming the primary witness to a murder.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of bizarre
Adjective
  • Alexi’s script gets to the heart of the strange, necessary bonds between humans and animals.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Something in the movement of his hands, too fast, too smooth, too precise, and something in the play of the light and shadow across his knuckles, reveals that something strange is at work.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of strange
Adjective
  • In the meantime, her public persona has, frankly, grown weirder.
    — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
  • When Henderson walked into the shed that day, a weird, white, papier-mâché creature on the shelf caught his eye.
    — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of weird
Adjective
  • Divorced from the context of a map, Texas' congressional districts might just look like a collection of funny shapes.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • China did not find anything funny about the French star laughing at a meme of Mao, the communist dictator whose regime resulted in tens of millions of deaths.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of funny
Adjective
  • Anyway, aside from the odd finish, what the Bowl audience got in the broader sense was far from an anticlimax in the overall scheme of things.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
  • His other weapon was his voice, at once coldly precise and dangerously soft; never before had Malkovich’s distinctly odd cadences sounded so menacing.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of odd
Adjective
  • The prosecution, a rare Department of Justice criminal case against a former employee, revisits a tangled and peculiar saga that roiled the final weeks of the 2020 race.
    — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Riley is also of firm belief that Dylan’s peculiar type of vocal delivery, while limited in range, contributed to his Nobel win that other performers fail to possess.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of peculiar
Adjective
  • Research shows that a curious mindset can cultivate positive emotions and reduce worry.
    — Juli Fraga, Time, 29 Oct. 2026
  • None of my companions, mostly ocean-curious thirty-something Californians from the Bay and beyond, have been urchin foraging before, but their coolers and bags are soon brimming.
    — Joseph Ogilvy, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of curious
Adjective
  • Climate change also brings increasingly erratic storm systems, heat and rainfall patterns that leave standing water, creating conditions ideal for mosquitoes to breed.
    — Kylee Rae Noel, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Baseball is an ensemble game, a wildly erratic sport to predict.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of erratic

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“Far-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far-out. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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