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
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.
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
And though Sadiq isn’t listed as a receiver, he basically could be deployed as one at 6-3 with freaky athleticism.
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Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
What is allowed under the freaky umbrella?
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Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
Consecrated Abysses of Dread is that rare front-to-back thriller, avoiding settling into rinse-and-repeat riffage and blasting us to its freaky dimension and back in a seamless 30 minutes.
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Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
30 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for freaky
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
And though Sadiq isn’t listed as a receiver, he basically could be deployed as one at 6-3 with freaky athleticism.
—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
What is allowed under the freaky umbrella?
—
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
Consecrated Abysses of Dread is that rare front-to-back thriller, avoiding settling into rinse-and-repeat riffage and blasting us to its freaky dimension and back in a seamless 30 minutes.
—
Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freaky
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It’s got that freak existential hair-trigger suspense — in this case, literally.
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Officials in Kansas say a man has died after he was shot by his dog in a freak hunting accident.
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So, that was kind of quite weird.
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But storefronts across the city have long been weird hodgepodges, rife with misspellings and aesthetic incoherence.
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Informal Beyblade battles are popping up in strangest of places, with players huddling in parks, gyms and shopping malls.
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The falseness of the medium, though, jibed with the falseness of most attempts, throughout American history, to make sense of this enormous, strange man.
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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.
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In the canon of DC Comics, Comet is truly a bizarre character.
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This scene is funny as well as poignant because Albert was played by the late Rob Reiner.
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But while there are occasionally funny moments, these movies are emblematic of the dumbing down of America.
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Off a fantastic pass from Kylian Mbappé from the opposite side of the pitch, Ousmane Dembélé unleashed a quick flurry of dribble moves into the right side of the box before burying a goal.
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Well, a high-quality whimper with a fantastic final update, but no true expansion allowed to conclude the saga or the story.
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The film, released as an accompaniment to the band’s 2017 album, Spirit, is a curious reminder of the path music takes after it’s released into the world.
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To my father, wellness was not a goal to be optimized, but rather something that came naturally with a curious, family-oriented, and altruistic existence.
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David and Erica Harrig, Gretna, Nebraska The Harrigs went a little crazy after winning a $61 million Powerball jackpot in 2013.
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Even the vegetable averse will go crazy for these green beans made with bacon, crispy Parm, and plenty of garlic.
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“Freaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freaky. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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