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
With more than 50 exhibits in the show, it’s bound to be a far-out adventure.
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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.
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O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
29 May 2026
Who can resist the urge to look at celebs competing for attention with increasingly far-out creations, the inevitable result of unlimited cash and insider fashion access?
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Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2026
Inspired by a classic Muppet car paint job, a piano motif at the base features a golden key as a nod to Electric Mayhem's far-out band leader.
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Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
For data centers, the controversy du jour sweeping Georgia and much of the country, that far-out idea may not be too far away.
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Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
13 Apr. 2026
The far-out suburbs were top destinations among those who had moved from somewhere else in the United States.
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ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
This far-out fantasy tale stands the test of time.
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Karen Cicero,
Parents,
5 Mar. 2026
This week, a 51-year-old woman was sentenced to federal prison for making far-out and ultimately weightless accusations – that her former spouse had illegally accessed her bank account as an astronaut aboard the International Space Station in the summer of 2019.
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Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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
Who can resist the urge to look at celebs competing for attention with increasingly far-out creations, the inevitable result of unlimited cash and insider fashion access?
—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2026
Inspired by a classic Muppet car paint job, a piano motif at the base features a golden key as a nod to Electric Mayhem's far-out band leader.
—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
For data centers, the controversy du jour sweeping Georgia and much of the country, that far-out idea may not be too far away.
—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
13 Apr. 2026
The far-out suburbs were top destinations among those who had moved from somewhere else in the United States.
—
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
This far-out fantasy tale stands the test of time.
—
Karen Cicero,
Parents,
5 Mar. 2026
This week, a 51-year-old woman was sentenced to federal prison for making far-out and ultimately weightless accusations – that her former spouse had illegally accessed her bank account as an astronaut aboard the International Space Station in the summer of 2019.
—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for far-out
Adjective
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When Aaron Paul’s Jeff attempts to make a suspicious deposit, the bank teller (a game Nina Dobrev) demands to be in on the deal, in the sort of neo-noir twist that could suggest a rich film world populated with bizarre freaks of all stripes.
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In the canon of DC Comics, Comet is truly a bizarre character.
Adjective
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Informal Beyblade battles are popping up in strangest of places, with players huddling in parks, gyms and shopping malls.
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The falseness of the medium, though, jibed with the falseness of most attempts, throughout American history, to make sense of this enormous, strange man.
Adjective
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So, that was kind of quite weird.
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But storefronts across the city have long been weird hodgepodges, rife with misspellings and aesthetic incoherence.
Adjective
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Watching improv is reliably funny because performers work without a script.
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But figuring out how to do all that while being funny at the same time?
Adjective
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Food also figured into other odd roadway incidents.
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Maternal Instinct lays out how Parker moved from a web of odd, though ultimately harmless lies about the fake pregnancy to killing her pregnant friend (Simmons-Hancock), and abducting her unborn fetus to present to her then-boyfriend, Wade Griffin, as their own.
Adjective
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His perception of the situation in Germany is, to say the least, peculiar.
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The Oscar-winning actor playing Zorro is Jean Dujardin, whose run of awards accolades for The Artist remains one of those peculiar head-scratchers.
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The film, released as an accompaniment to the band’s 2017 album, Spirit, is a curious reminder of the path music takes after it’s released into the world.
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To my father, wellness was not a goal to be optimized, but rather something that came naturally with a curious, family-oriented, and altruistic existence.
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After cycling through erratic gigs—bus driver, garbage collector, violin maker—his carpentry skills landed him a job on an expedition vessel in Antarctica from 2006 to 2010.
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His social media posts became increasingly erratic.
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“Far-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far-out. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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