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freak

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of freak

being out of the ordinary

  • even weather forecasters seemed surprised by the freak hailstorm
Synonyms of freak

aberrant, aberrated, abnormal, anomalous, atypical, especial, exceeding, exceptional, extraordinaire, extraordinary, odd, peculiar, phenomenal, preternatural, rare, singular, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted
Words Related to freak

conspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, prominent, remarkable, salient, striking

bizarre, deviant, eccentric, freakish, monstrous, oddball, outlandish, quaint, strange, weird

incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, unimaginable, unthinkable
Near Antonyms of freak

everyday, familiar, frequent
Antonyms of freak

common, customary, normal, ordinary, typical, unexceptional, unextraordinary, usual

freak

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of freak

1 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
Synonyms of freak

abnormality, anomaly, monster, monstrosity
Words Related to freak

abortion, malformation, miscreation, mutant, mutation

character, crackbrain, crackpot, crank, eccentric, kook, nut, oddball, screwball, weirdo

aberrant, deviant

individualist, maverick, nonconformist

curiosity, peculiarity, singularity

aberration, exception, irregularity, oddity, rarity
Near Antonyms of freak

sample, specimen

commonplace, usual
Antonyms of freak

average, norm, normal, par, standard

2 a person with a strong and habitual liking for something

  • I'm a hockey freak
Synonyms of freak

addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, bug, devotee, enthusiast, fan, fanatic, fancier, fiend, fool, habitué (also habitue), head, hound, junkie (also junky), lover, maniac, maven (also mavin), nut, sucker
Words Related to freak

groupie

admirer, amateur, collector, connoisseur, dilettante

authority, expert

adherent, convert, cultist, disciple, follower, hanger-on, votary

advocate, apostle, backer, champion, evangelist, exponent, friend, patron, promoter, proponent, supporter

partisan (also partizan), zealot

booster, rooter, well-wisher

faddist
Near Antonyms of freak

nonadmirer

belittler, carper, critic, detractor
Antonyms of freak

nonfan

3 a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action

  • suddenly had the bizarre freak to take a road trip across the country
Synonyms of freak

bee, caprice, crank, fancy, humor, kink, maggot, megrim, notion, vagary, vagrancy, whim, whimsy (also whimsey)
Words Related to freak

capriciousness, fancifulness, fantasy (also phantasy), freakishness, impetuosity, whimsicality

conceit

concept, conception, image, impression, mind's eye, picture, thought

brainstorm, inspiration
Phrases Synonymous with freak

bee in one's bonnet

4 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
Synonyms of freak

addict, dopehead, doper, druggie (also druggy), fiend, head, hophead [slang], hype [slang], junkie (also junky), stoner, user
Words Related to freak

acidhead, cokehead, crackhead, pothead, speed freak

burnout
Antonyms of freak

nonaddict, nonuser

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