FREAKY Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

freaky

adjective

Definition of freaky

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 Lady Caroline Blackwood drew on her own upper-class, Anglo-Irish upbringing for this autobiographical fiction about the multigenerational destruction of women by their own families, and the novel has the unshakeable, freaky urgency of truth. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 10 June 2026 And San Antonio led by 7-4 Victor Wembanyama, who at 22 is the freaky-tall potential next face of the league as LeBron James finally nears retirement. — Miami Herald, 8 June 2026 Interview with the Vampire is only on season 3, but showrunner Rolin Jones is already thinking about future, freakier seasons. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 May 2026 Ohm faces plenty of freaky sights and sounds, from dead bodies and claustrophobic dumbwaiters to a creepy kids show that will give you the willies. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for freaky

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Adjective

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
Hamlin, 24, fell victim to a freak accident during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals last week when a collision with another player stopped his heart.

— Justin Klawans, The Week, 7 Jan. 2023

Definition of freak

Adjective

This turns into a big argument about Issa being a weird little guy, and suddenly there are multiple potential roommate schisms in the house.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
There’s a comically weird dinner with Kel’s ex, Sabrina (a scintillatingly eccentric Jasmin Savoy Brown).

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of weird

Adjective

Twenty-four hours after moving to London from New Zealand, Lavanda wanted to go out for a cocktail but felt strange going alone.

— Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
There are a lot of on-the-road songs about travels through this strange, heartbreaking, and beautiful planet.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of strange

Adjective

After meeting with a young, female director, who offers him the chance to play a bizarre and deeply unsympathetic character in her debut feature, Niaz leaves the audition unconvinced (and pretty offended).

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2026
Barring anything bizarre unfolding in the next few weeks, Smack will almost certainly be the Packers’ Week 1 kicker in Minnesota.

— Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of bizarre

Adjective

The end result is Murder Bites, my funny, quirky mystery that takes place in a small town where everyone is obsessed with their tiny designer dogs.

— Mimi Montgomery, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
What is sort of funny is imagining how immersion in the city’s cultural scene fits into Vanderbilt’s broader ambitions.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of funny

Adjective

Yes, Thom is in the cult, or at the very least, Riders of the Afterlife–curious, a development that doesn’t track at all but does give him another opportunity to express that he’s broken and misses his dad.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
For people in Iowa curious about live music as a profession, that access can make the industry feel closer.

— Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of curious

Adjective

Meeting them in real life was a crazy experience and being able to record with them was super fun.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
This crazy collision of pain, gratitude and faith now serves as the backbone of Leake’s new album Intimacy, which doesn’t shy away from the struggles his family endured.

— Tricia Despres, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

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