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

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

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Recent Examples of off-the-wall 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 An inside, off-the-wall slant on independent filmmaking, this dark and daffy movie — the Grand Jury Prize winner in the Dramatic Competition — should be a winner on the art-house circuit but seems unlikely to crack into mainstream venues. —

Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026 The video projections, costumes and lighting give evidence of many, many imaginations working overtime to find the perfect effect or the most off-the-wall design. —

Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Nov. 2025 There, his off-the-wall creations like blues singer Calhoun Tubbs and horny prison inmate Tiny made Grier one of the show's most beloved performers. —

Elliott Smith, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for off-the-wall

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Weird neighbors and increasingly bizarre diversions plague every attempt Nameless Hero makes to get down the stairs of his building to the man who’s standing outside.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 June 2026
And in a bizarre twist, a criminal investigation has been opened after three dogs were found dead at the travel trailer where mauling victim Jodi Cowan was living at the time of the fatal attack.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026