FREAKISH Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

freakish

adjective

ˈfrē-kish

Definition of freakish

as in impulsive

prone to sudden illogical changes of mind, ideas, or actions had a freakish roommate in college who once decided to drive all the way to Canada on the spur of the moment

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Recent Examples of freakish Robinson’s freakish athleticism drew the attention of big time programs. — Sam Warren, Houston Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026 There are a few other freakish laugh-out-loud moments, although there are also times when the metaphor Bergholm keeps hammering into our skulls becomes repetitive. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026 Darnell Washington has showed off some freakish athleticism playing tight end at 311 pounds. — Matt Zahn, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025 Story’s first three years in Boston were marked by injuries and other setbacks, with a major elbow surgery costing him nearly all of the 2023 season and a freakish shoulder injury the majority of 2024. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for freakish

Recent Examples of Synonyms for freakish

Adjective

Duke responds with an act of impulsive violence that leads to nearly eight years of incarceration.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
That’s only made worse by the fact that it’s treated as some kind of grand betrayal rather than an impulsive act of youthful stupidity that will make for a good story one day.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 July 2026

Definition of impulsive

Adjective

Schaldemose plays grieving widow Anna who returns to Hel Island to bury her late husband after his suicide, and is promptly cast out by the eccentric locals for being a symbol of bad luck and evil.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
His exploration into this magical world leads him to an eccentric old man called the Chicken Man (Johnson), and his elderly chicken companion Claudia.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 31 July 2026

Definition of eccentric

Adjective

Global oil prices have been volatile in recent weeks amid heightened uncertainty about potential outcomes from the Iran war.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Those nitrogen oxides combine with volatile organic compounds on hot summer days, and the pollution contributes to climate change and harms human health.

— Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2026