OFF-THE-WALL Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

off-the-wall

adjective

ˈȯf-ṯẖə-ˈwȯl

Definition of off-the-wall

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

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Recent Examples of off-the-wall Leach’s off-the-wall news conferences or postgame interviews, covering everything from Halloween candy to wedding planning, will live forever on YouTube. — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 2 June 2026 Follow Joe for ongoing features about ecotourism as well as off-the-wall travel destinations around the globe. — Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 4 May 2026 What’s your favorite off-the-wall rendition of a birthday anthem? — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026 This was not a year for major turmoil in March or crazy off-the-wall selections by the committee. — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for off-the-wall

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Adjective

Personnel limitations may have hurt both sides of the ball, but the Ravens have made some bizarre calls on offense and defense during a four-game losing streak.

— Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2026
In a bizarre turn of events, on Wednesday November 4th, New York City’s Queens Public Library (QPL) system, which operates 66 branches, experienced an attack on its online networks by a hacker.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of bizarre

Adjective

Set in the future, on the coast of Kent, this unsettling yet funny sci-fi story is about a man who discovers something very strange and seemingly sentient on the beach.

— Namara Smith, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2026
Only, there’s nothing funny about the show Tampa Bay is watching now, one that might not include Nikita Kucherov for much longer.

— Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of funny

Adjective

Cristin Tierney Gallery Maureen O’Leary’s paintings at Cristin Tierney are wonderfully strange.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 Nov. 2026
The extremes of the moral universe have always been duking it out down there, which makes Mississippi not strange or anomalous, but illustrative.

— Claire Howorth, Vanity Fair, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of strange

Adjective

In a weird osmosis, the Broncos have become the poster child for getting help from referees after that claim being pinned on the Chiefs for years.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2026
What a weird thing to introduce for a gag scene, then completely forget about!

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of weird

Adjective

Rey Fenix pinned Big Cass in the match, leaving Gable as the odd-man out who didn’t get pinned but failed to get a chance to recapture the title.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2026
In any case, the intentionally odd pairing of pragmatic cop and stoner chick allows for thematically appropriate banter about the meaning of justice and peacekeeping in a chaotic and corrupt society.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of odd

Adjective

Mayfield emerged with a quarterback stat line that would have looked peculiar even in football’s leather-helmet era.

— Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
The prosecution, a rare Department of Justice criminal case against a former employee, revisits a tangled and peculiar saga that roiled the final weeks of the 2020 race.

— Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of peculiar

Adjective

But one ride—which feels more like gliding—is included, and so are all the curious looks from those who watch and wonder who is traveling in style.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
The series will also feature Aspyn Ovard, another social media star whose current polyamorous relationship has left fans curious about the details of her love life.

— Alexis Mikulski Ruiz, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of curious

Adjective

Experts are warning Connecticut motorists to stay alert as the chances of colliding with deer are greatest during the final months of the year as white-tail deer mating season makes the animals more erratic and dangerous.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
Meanwhile, neither of these games appears to have been optimized for the M5 Ultra's 80 GPU cores within the Mac Studio desktop, hence the erratic comparative results throughout.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of erratic

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