Synonyms of oddity

oddity

noun

ˈä-də-tē 

1

as in trick

an odd or peculiar habit

his one oddity is collecting used pencil leads

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trick
• quirk
• trait
• characteristic
• peculiarity
• idiosyncrasy
• mannerism
• eccentricity
• singularity
• habit
• curiosity
• twist
• tic
• individualism
• kink
• quip
• attribute
• quiddity
• affectation
• erraticism
• crotchet
• tendency
• character
• pattern
• property
• practice
• weirdness
• attitude
• personality
• abnormality
• way
• airs
• custom
• addiction
• practise
• predilection
• perversion
• penchant
• proclivity
• humor
• identity
• genius
• propensity
• neuroticism
• inclination
• predisposition
• wont
• nature
• temperament
• mark
• individuality
• partiality
• disposition
• bent
• turn
• leaning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conformity
• sameness

2

as in rarity

something strange or unusual that is an object of interest

years ago circus sideshows used to display people with unusual physical features as oddities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rarity
• exotic
• curiosity
• wonder
• curio
• objet
• marvel
• monster
• virtu
• abnormality
• anomaly
• mutant
• mutation
• oddment
• objet d'art
• prodigy
• ephemera
• curiosa
• found object
• freak
• rare bird
• vertu
• rara avis
• objet trouvé
• malformation
• monstrosity

3

as in anomaly

something that is different from what is ordinary or expected

she is an oddity in that, unlike her sisters, she avoids social media

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anomaly
• exception
• rarity
• abnormality
• variation
• difference
• aberration
• phenomenon
• quirk
• peculiarity
• singularity
• accident
• inconsistency
• distortion
• disparity
• oddment
• vagary
• paradox
• bizarrerie
• mistake
• mutation
• curiosity
• error
• contradiction
• inconsistence
• kink

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ordinary
• usual
• norm

4

as in eccentric

a person of odd or whimsical habits

an oddity with a penchant for weaving cat fur

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eccentric
• character
• oddball
• original
• rarity
• weirdo
• screwball
• piece of work
• zany
• crackpot
• freak
• flake
• crank
• kook
• codger
• maverick
• odd duck
• nut
• head case
• quiz
• nutter
• nutcase
• fruitcake
• bohemian
• crack
• crackbrain
• curio
• nonconformist
• geezer
• coot
• quixote
• fantast
• fantastico

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sheep
• follower
• conformer
• conformist

Examples of oddity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Crawford is an inveterate collector, a hunter-gatherer par excellence, and her home is a testament to decades spent amassing oddities and objets de vertu of every stripe. —Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 28 June 2024

In an interview with the Australian Academy of Science, Dr. Warren said that pathologists often encounter oddities in research. —Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 31 July 2024

Today, the 24,000-square-foot Victorian mansion has endless twists, turns, and oddities. —Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 26 July 2024

At a glance, Leo seems wildly dissimilar to their sibling sign Aquarius, who has a reputation for oddity. —Jennifer Culp, Them, 15 July 2024