Synonyms of freak

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adjective

as in unusual

being out of the ordinary

even weather forecasters seemed surprised by the freak hailstorm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unusual
• extraordinary
• exceptional
• unique
• abnormal
• rare
• odd
• uncommon
• remarkable
• outstanding
• singular
• exceeding
• incredible
• anomalous
• atypical
• phenomenal
• aberrant
• noticeable
• peculiar
• unwonted
• especial
• extraordinaire
• preternatural
• aberrated
• striking
• uncustomary
• deviant
• eccentric
• prominent
• freakish
• conspicuous
• strange
• notable
• bizarre
• weird
• salient
• monstrous
• oddball
• outlandish
• unthinkable
• inconceivable
• unimaginable
• incomprehensible
• quaint

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• normal
• typical
• ordinary
• common
• usual
• customary
• frequent
• familiar
• unextraordinary
• everyday
• unexceptional

freak

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noun

ˈfrēk 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anomaly
• mutation
• abnormality
• monster
• exception
• monstrosity
• weirdo
• mutant
• rarity
• eccentric
• crackpot
• irregularity
• deviant
• malformation
• abortion
• kook
• screwball
• crank
• oddball
• maverick
• singularity
• miscreation
• nut
• individualist
• nonconformist
• peculiarity
• aberration
• crackbrain
• curiosity
• aberrant
• character
• oddity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• normal
• average
• standard
• sample
• specimen
• par
• norm
• usual
• commonplace

2

as in lover

a person with a strong and habitual liking for something

I'm a hockey freak

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lover
• sucker
• fan
• maniac
• enthusiast
• fanatic
• buff
• addict
• junkie
• fiend
• fool
• junky
• devotee
• bug
• aficionado
• collector
• nut
• hound
• supporter
• admirer
• afficionado
• fancier
• habitue
• proponent
• friend
• maven
• expert
• groupie
• head
• mavin
• habitué
• connoisseur
• amateur
• dilettante
• authority
• promoter
• advocate
• exponent
• disciple
• champion
• follower
• zealot
• adherent
• evangelist
• apostle
• patron
• cultist
• partisan
• hanger-on
• convert
• booster
• votary
• faddist
• backer
• partizan
• rooter
• well-wisher

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• critic
• nonfan
• detractor
• carper
• belittler
• nonadmirer

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whim
• bee
• maggot
• kink
• notion
• vagary
• whimsy
• crank
• caprice
• fancy
• whimsey
• vagrancy
• megrim
• humor
• fantasy
• thought
• freakishness
• impression
• image
• bee in one's bonnet
• phantasy
• capriciousness
• picture
• fancifulness
• concept
• whimsicality
• conception
• impetuosity
• conceit
• inspiration
• mind's eye
• brainstorm

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• addict
• user
• fiend
• head
• junkie
• junky
• druggie
• stoner
• hype
• doper
• hophead
• dopehead
• druggy
• crackhead
• speed freak
• pothead
• cokehead
• burnout
• acidhead

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonuser
• nonaddict

Examples of freak in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Her young niece, Cady (Violet McGraw), is on a ski trip with her parents when, in a freak accident, their car is run over by a snowplow. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Jan. 2023

Noun

He has been described as an athletic freak who possesses incredible raw power, strength, speed, and explosion. —Lance Reisland, cleveland, 11 Jan. 2023

The story of the offseason will be the quarterback competition between athletic freak Jalen Milroe and five-star freshman Ty Simpson. —Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2023

Phrases Containing freak

• freak (out)