as in unusual
being out of the ordinary
even weather forecasters seemed surprised by the freak hailstorm
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as in anomaly
a person, thing, or event that is far from normal
that snowstorm in April was a freak, since our weather is usually much balmier by then
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as in lover
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
I'm a hockey freak
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as in whim
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action
suddenly had the bizarre freak to take a road trip across the country
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as in addict
slang
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally
he knew that he'd never get his life in order if he continued to hang out with the crystal meth freaks
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Recent Examples of freak
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2023
It’s just what happens sometimes and it’s just such a freak accident.
—Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 4 Jan. 2023
Rima Parikh, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2026
In December, Manbij witnessed a freak blizzard, one of the harshest in memory.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
An Army hockey player was cut in the neck in a freak accident during a game at Sacred Heart on Thursday night, leaving a bloody trail on the ice at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2023
It’s just what happens sometimes and it’s just such a freak accident.
—Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 4 Jan. 2023
Noun
Ashley Padilla and James Austin Johnson also pop in as Dirkus’ parents, and win BJ over despite being real freaks themselves.
—Rima Parikh, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2026
In December, Manbij witnessed a freak blizzard, one of the harshest in memory.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freak
Adjective
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Ice cream, water fights, kind people who aren’t weird and don’t smell unusual.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Friday, an unusual time for such events on the island.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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But Kelce was a statistical anomaly at age 36.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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Doctors noticed the fatal fetal anomaly in November of 2024.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Her father describes his daughter as a lover of cooking and all things fashion.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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In fact, a friend might become a lover.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2026
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Trump’s fixation about coal is another of his whims of iron, like tariffs.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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But a system that allows a country to be dragged into war at the whims of a single person is not much of a democracy at all.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
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AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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He was then charged with violating the 1968 federal gun law that bars drug users and addicts from possessing firearms.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Every accommodation includes distinct furnishings, finishes, and wall coverings seemingly designed around the extraordinary bed at the center of it all.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Architectural Digest,
9 Mar. 2026
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Force majeure is a legal maneuver that can allow a company to suspend contractual obligations amid extraordinary events.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Indeed, Trump’s foreign policy has often been less a repudiation of neoconservatism than a mutation of it.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The mutation results in a block in the transport of creatine to the brain and muscle.—
Leanne Miller,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
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Her character, the beloved nurse Dana, threatened to quit after she was sucker-punched by a patient during her smoke break.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2026
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Removing suckers that appear at the base of the tree and damaged, dead, or diseased wood is important.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Freak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freak. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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