Synonyms of off-the-wall

off-the-wall

adjective

ˈȯf-ṯẖə-ˈwȯl 

as in bizarre

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

she does have some off-the-wall suggestions about home decorating

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bizarre
• funny
• strange
• weird
• odd
• curious
• peculiar
• erratic
• eccentric
• crazy
• remarkable
• unusual
• quirky
• outlandish
• offbeat
• unique
• wacky
• abnormal
• whacky
• kooky
• outré
• unconventional
• funky
• wild
• out-of-the-way
• fantastical
• kinky
• quaint
• way-out
• screwy
• far-out
• uncommon
• outrageous
• rare
• kookie
• off-kilter
• weirdo
• queer
• bizarro
• rum
• extraordinary
• cranky
• queerish
• outstanding
• spaced-out
• fantastic
• out-there
• shocking
• aberrant
• freaky
• freakish
• atypical
• flaky
• striking
• freak
• idiosyncratic
• phantasmagoric
• prominent
• notable
• noticeable
• conspicuous
• phenomenal
• phantasmagorical
• salient
• unorthodox
• singular
• unwonted
• puzzling
• perplexing
• baffling
• nonconformist
• confounding
• bewildering
• addlepated
• mystifying
• atrocious
• crotchety
• uncustomary
• nonmainstream

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• usual
• normal
• typical
• ordinary
• standard
• average
• prosaic
• routine
• commonplace
• conventional
• everyday
• conservative
• garden
• unremarkable
• familiar
• unexceptional
• run-of-the-mill
• predictable
• workaday
• common
• regular
• frequent
• conformist
• customary
• expected
• habitual
• knee-jerk
• wonted

Examples of off-the-wall in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Launched in 2015, Hot Ones has become a go-to stopping point for celebrities to answer off-the-wall questions about upcoming projects, all while trying to conquer increasingly spicy chicken wings. —Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024

Gordon established himself as a grue-auteur with this completely off-the-wall take on the well-trod zombie formula. —Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2024

For Oxford American, Wendy Brenner recounts the joys of working as an art-framer, sharing her process and tales of a boss who’s more than a little off-the-wall. —Krista Stevens, Longreads, 17 Apr. 2024

Over the last three months, Lazer Dim 700’s off-the-wall oddities have turned him from SoundCloud obscurity to internet sensation. —Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 22 Mar. 2024