as in freak
informal
strange or unusual
a horror movie about a freaky town full of ghosts
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Recent Examples of freaky
One year after getting freaky with an alien on stage, Sabrina Carpenter returned to the VMAs on Sunday with an equally unforgettable performance, albeit for very different reasons.
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Sep. 2025
The fourth installment of the freaky horror franchise brings back Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga one more time as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
This time, in a freakier twist, Anna — who’s planning to marry single dad Eric (Manny Jacinto) — swaps bodies with her 15-year-old daughter Harper (Julia Butters), whose tomboy surfer aesthetic centers on her signature beanie and overalls.
—Victoria Montalti, Refinery29, 7 Aug. 2025
The actress and her partner recently sat down with TS Madison on the Outlaws podcast, where the conversation took a very freaky turn.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Sep. 2025
The fourth installment of the freaky horror franchise brings back Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga one more time as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
This time, in a freakier twist, Anna — who’s planning to marry single dad Eric (Manny Jacinto) — swaps bodies with her 15-year-old daughter Harper (Julia Butters), whose tomboy surfer aesthetic centers on her signature beanie and overalls.
—Victoria Montalti, Refinery29, 7 Aug. 2025
The actress and her partner recently sat down with TS Madison on the Outlaws podcast, where the conversation took a very freaky turn.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freaky
Adjective
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It’s got that freak existential hair-trigger suspense — in this case, literally.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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Officials in Kansas say a man has died after he was shot by his dog in a freak hunting accident.—
Abigail Adams,
Peoplemag,
24 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Following up, the experiment yielded a weird and unexpected result.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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Escalators are so consequential to Trump, who has always had a weird aversion to plain-old steps.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The story becomes less of a character study of the strange ways in which grief manifests and more about the escalating hijinks of a lie that takes on a wild life of its own.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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The options were powerful, immortal, stranger or wanderer.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Take the quiz here … CHAOTIC CALAMITY – Seahawks' celebration turns to disaster as bizarre fumble gives Cardinals new life.—
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FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Watch On Together, the beads and star arms painted a bizarre, layered portrait of Saturn's skies.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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What follows is a dramedy that is simultaneously an anthropological examination of the film industry’s denizens and a disturbing — though often very funny — look at the fragility of identity in that world.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
25 Sep. 2025
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My idea of funny is the English say the craziest things with a straight face.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Its restaurant, run by Chef Dieter Koschina, is a destination in its own right, having earned two Michelin stars for its fantastic European cuisine and attentive service.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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Special teams turns into a pumpkin Following three weeks of fantastic play by special teams coordinator Tracy Smith’s unit, the group fell off the steepest of cliffs in New England.—
Mike Kaye
September 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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By the late 1980s, a small group of academics and a few curious consumers connected to each other on the Internet, which was still mostly text-based.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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Although highly effective, conventional pest-repellent methods are full of harmful chemicals that put you and your family, especially curious children and pets, at risk.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Sep. 2025
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The only thing that may be crazier than the actual football life is this satirical comedy-drama that has more to do with a hedonistic existence than play-action passes.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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And yet, the craziest thing to me is having a little autonomous robot doing my yard work.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Freaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freaky. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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