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odd

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of odd

1 being one of a pair or set without a corresponding mate

  • somehow, there's always at least one odd sock that comes out of the dryer
Synonyms of odd

unmatched, unpaired
Words Related to odd

alone, lone, only, single, singular, sole, solitary
Antonyms of odd

matched, paired

2 different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion

  • odd behavior that prompted one of the waiting passengers to alert airport security
Synonyms of odd

bizarre, bizarro, cranky, crazy, curious, eccentric, erratic, far-out, funky, funny, kinky, kooky (also kookie), offbeat, off-kilter, off-the-wall, outlandish, out-of-the-way, outré, peculiar, quaint, queer, queerish, quirky, remarkable, rum [chiefly British], screwy, spaced-out, strange, wacky (also whacky), way-out, weird, weirdo, wild
Words Related to odd

aberrant, abnormal, addlepated, flaky

extraordinary, fantastic (also fantastical), freak, freakish, freaky, phantasmagoric (or phantasmagorical), phenomenal

atypical, rare, singular, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted

conspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, prominent, salient, striking

atrocious, outrageous, shocking

crotchety, idiosyncratic, nonconformist, nonmainstream, out-there, unconventional, unorthodox

baffling, bewildering, confounding, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling
Near Antonyms of odd

average, commonplace, everyday, garden, normal, ordinary, prosaic, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, typical, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual, workaday

conformist, conservative, conventional

expected, familiar, knee-jerk, predictable

common, customary, frequent, habitual, regular, wonted

3 being out of the ordinary

  • the only odd grade for the exam was the one perfect score
Synonyms of odd

aberrant, aberrated, abnormal, anomalous, atypical, especial, exceeding, exceptional, extraordinaire, extraordinary, freak, peculiar, phenomenal, preternatural, rare, singular, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted
Words Related to odd

conspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, prominent, remarkable, salient, striking

bizarre, deviant, eccentric, freakish, monstrous, oddball, outlandish, quaint, strange, weird

incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, unimaginable, unthinkable
Near Antonyms of odd

everyday, familiar, frequent
Antonyms of odd

common, customary, normal, ordinary, typical, unexceptional, unextraordinary, usual

4 noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced

  • the odd occurrences in the area attracted the attention of people interested in psychic phenomena
Synonyms of odd

curious, extraordinary, funny, offbeat, out-of-the-way, peculiar, queer, rare, singular, strange, unaccustomed, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, weird
Words Related to odd

bizarre, eccentric, far-out, kooky (also kookie), oddball, outlandish, outré, way-out

aberrant, abnormal, atypical, exceptional, irregular

newsworthy, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, particular, remarkable, special
Near Antonyms of odd

unexceptional

expected, predictable

familiar, normal, regular, typical
Antonyms of odd

common, ordinary, plain, usual

5 not often occurring or repeated

  • with the exception of the odd sick day, he never takes time off from work
Synonyms of odd

infrequent, isolated, occasional, rare, sporadic
Words Related to odd

scarce, scattered, uncommon, unique, unusual

choppy, discontinuous, erratic, fitful, intermittent, irregular, spasmodic, spotty, unsteady
Phrases Synonymous with odd

few and far between
Near Antonyms of odd

daily, regular

common, ordinary, routine
Antonyms of odd

frequent

Synonym Discussion of odd

strange, singular, unique, peculiar, eccentric, erratic, odd, quaint, outlandish mean departing from what is ordinary, usual, or to be expected. strange stresses unfamiliarity and may apply to the foreign, the unnatural, the unaccountable.
    • a journey filled with strange sights
singular suggests individuality or puzzling strangeness.
    • a singular feeling of impending disaster
unique implies singularity and the fact of being without a known parallel.
    • a career unique in the annals of science
peculiar implies a marked distinctiveness.
    • the peculiar status of America's first lady
eccentric suggests a wide divergence from the usual or normal especially in behavior.
    • the eccentric eating habits of preschoolers
erratic stresses a capricious and unpredictable wandering or deviating.
    • a friend's suddenly erratic behavior
odd applies to a departure from the regular or expected.
    • an odd sense of humor
quaint suggests an old-fashioned but pleasant oddness.
    • a quaint fishing village
outlandish applies to what is uncouth, bizarre, or barbaric.
    • outlandish fashions of the time

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