Synonyms of freaks

freaks

noun

plural of freak

1

as in anomalies

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

• anomalies
• mutations
• abnormalities
• monsters
• monstrosities
• exceptions
• weirdos
• mutants
• nuts
• oddballs
• kooks
• deviants
• eccentrics
• crackpots
• rarities
• irregularities
• malformations
• screwballs
• cranks
• mavericks
• individualists
• nonconformists
• aberrants
• singularities
• miscreations
• peculiarities
• aberrations
• curiosities
• characters
• crackbrains
• oddities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• standards
• norms
• normals
• averages
• samples
• specimens
• pars
• commonplaces
• usuals

2

as in lovers

a person with a strong and habitual liking for something

I'm a hockey freak

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lovers
• suckers
• fans
• enthusiasts
• maniacs
• fanatics
• addicts
• buffs
• fiends
• junkies
• nuts
• admirers
• fools
• devotees
• aficionados
• fanciers
• bugs
• hounds
• collectors
• supporters
• friends
• authorities
• proponents
• mavens
• experts
• habitués
• heads
• amateurs
• connoisseurs
• groupies
• advocates
• promoters
• adherents
• exponents
• followers
• disciples
• zealots
• patrons
• dilettantes
• champions
• cultists
• converts
• apostles
• votaries
• evangelists
• hangers-on
• partisans
• boosters
• faddists
• backers
• rooters
• well-wishers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonfans
• critics
• detractors
• carpers
• nonadmirers
• belittlers

3

as in whims

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

• whims
• notions
• maggots
• bees
• caprices
• whimsies
• thoughts
• vagaries
• fantasies
• cranks
• pictures
• megrims
• fancies
• kinks
• humors
• impressions
• vagrancies
• bees in one's bonnet
• whimsicalities
• images
• concepts
• conceptions
• impetuosities
• inspirations
• conceits
• brainstorms
• mind's eyes

4

as in addicts

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

• addicts
• users
• junkies
• fiends
• druggies
• stoners
• dopers
• heads
• hypes
• hopheads
• dopeheads
• crackheads
• potheads
• speed freaks
• burnouts
• cokeheads
• acidheads

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonusers
• nonaddicts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of freaks

Ghosts have gone more mainstream than vampires, no longer grouped with the other weird freaks— the zombies and the werewolves, that paranormal genre once ascribed only to lovers of the macabre. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

But the stage that Springer cultivated was a gleeful one, a tacky spectacle of shock and depravity, an ungodly home for the freaks who knew just what to do when the lights came on. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Japanese noise-rock freaks Melt-Banana specialize in sensory overload. — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

The 17th year of Mosswood Meltdown at Oakland’s Mosswood Park brought with it a parade of free-thinking freaks on stage and in the crowd that descended on a punker’s picnic paradise for its annual outing of 20 bands over three days last weekend. — Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

The crowd is packed not only with devoted fans and freaks, but fellow musicians who also emerged from the punk rock underground decades earlier. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 20 July 2026

With his rugged handsomeness and wry sense of humor, Neill built an almost-50-year career playing heroes and villains, freaks and geniuses. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 13 July 2026

When Aaron Paul’s Jeff attempts to make a suspicious deposit, the bank teller (a game Nina Dobrev) demands to be in on the deal, in the sort of neo-noir twist that could suggest a rich film world populated with bizarre freaks of all stripes. — Elena Lazic, Variety, 26 June 2026

Over the past decade, Osees have reinvented themselves as prog-metal warriors, hardcore agitators, and synth-punk freaks, investing each new permutation with the same degree of blitzkrieg aggression. — Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 18 June 2026