1
as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
a funky antique shop that reflects the owner's decidedly eccentric taste
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as in ripe
having an unpleasant smell
a funky pair of old socks lying on the locker room floor
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Recent Examples of funky
Bird was also charged with a run on a Kirk single, while Clement hit an RBI double off Fernando Cruz, which took a funky bounce on right fielder Max Schuemann, in the eighth.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
The peppercorns are soaked in water for up to 2 weeks to allow for extra fermentation that results in an extra funky and savory layer of flavor.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2026
The band leader Henriette Motzfeldt moves between violin and keys, and the synergy between the two, alongside their drummer and guitarist, is undeniable, drifting between woozy eroticism and a funky danceability.
—E.r. Pulgar, SPIN, 10 June 2026
The funky bounce tripped up second baseman Brandon Lowe, who couldn’t adjust quickly enough to glove the ball that bounced over him, into shallow right field for a game-knotting single.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
The peppercorns are soaked in water for up to 2 weeks to allow for extra fermentation that results in an extra funky and savory layer of flavor.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2026
The band leader Henriette Motzfeldt moves between violin and keys, and the synergy between the two, alongside their drummer and guitarist, is undeniable, drifting between woozy eroticism and a funky danceability.
—E.r. Pulgar, SPIN, 10 June 2026
The funky bounce tripped up second baseman Brandon Lowe, who couldn’t adjust quickly enough to glove the ball that bounced over him, into shallow right field for a game-knotting single.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funky
Adjective
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In a bizarre scene at the ceremony, his troops stood at attention as Ríos addressed them in a live video feed from a Bogotá prison.—
John Otis,
NPR,
21 June 2026
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This has produced a toxic and bizarre backlash.—
Tom Deignan,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
Adjective
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Opponents say the law can be ripe for abuse.—
Anna Schecter,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Any ripe produce should be eaten or refrigerated as soon as possible to prevent fruit flies.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Other members of the cast contribute some sharp edges and moments that are legitimately funny.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Someone’s losing their dignity, and that’s funny.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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America’s political landscape has become a stinking mess.—
Mary Ellen Klas,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2026
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America’s political landscape has become a stinking mess.—
Mary Ellen Klas,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Informal Beyblade battles are popping up in strangest of places, with players huddling in parks, gyms and shopping malls.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
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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.—
Christopher Hooks,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Adjective
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Projections varied in the weeks leading up to the draft with no real consensus among draft analysts, but in the last 24 hours there were strong indications the Clippers would choose Wagler and the Nets would take Brown.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
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Your desire for solitude and introspection is strong during today’s Scorpio moon.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Adjective
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So, that was kind of quite weird.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
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But storefronts across the city have long been weird hodgepodges, rife with misspellings and aesthetic incoherence.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
22 June 2026
Adjective
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Get a room, this is disgusting!—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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And, to me, there’s nothing more disgusting than an airplane bathroom.—
Carita Rizzo,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
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“Funky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funky. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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