1
as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
an offbeat approach to the task, but it gets the job done
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as in unusual
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
this writer has an enjoyably offbeat sense of humor
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Recent Examples of offbeat
The bride-to-be brought an offbeat magnetism to the campaign, as her playful on-screen presence, captured in a series of videos, helped shift the focus of bridal style from tradition to self-expression and joy.
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Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
This graphic turtleneck from Sui pulses beneath a slate overcoat, turning an otherwise sensible layer into something lively and offbeat.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026
In McConaughey, Chalamet found an offbeat role model — and an understanding ear.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
Y’all make sure to follow him at @MrChadBishop — and bookmark this page to keep tabs on his more offbeat spring training adventures.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
This graphic turtleneck from Sui pulses beneath a slate overcoat, turning an otherwise sensible layer into something lively and offbeat.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026
In McConaughey, Chalamet found an offbeat role model — and an understanding ear.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
Y’all make sure to follow him at @MrChadBishop — and bookmark this page to keep tabs on his more offbeat spring training adventures.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offbeat
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In that sense, the content lives to its title as a collection of larger-than-life bizarre elements.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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Minutes before his interview started, Cutler, alone in the interview room, had done something completely bizarre.—
Marcelena Spencer,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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But with this unusual warmth, Greene warns even that may not be enough.—
Callie Zanandrie,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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As Southern California’s unusual March heat wave continues, several daily temperature records were broken across the region on Wednesday, March 18.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Accidentally running face-first into your mom’s butt is funny, no matter your species.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
20 Mar. 2026
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At work, while reporting near a looming tornado, Clark meets Floyd (played with a touching, funny pathos by David Harbour), a sign-language interpreter.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Beneath the vines lie calcareous clay and limestone—formations uncommon in California and long associated with Bordeaux’s historic Cabernet vineyards.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2026
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The species typically grows in grasslands that have been gently managed over long periods and support diverse wildlife — habitats where decades of light intervention create conditions for uncommon species to take hold.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
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One thing was clear from the beginning — these strange objects were common.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
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It was written by Nicki Cortese and follows a man (Goggins) who wakes up in a strange house covered in blood and comes to realize his true identity while fighting off contract killers from his past, which includes everyone from his exes to his best friend.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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What made this Aztecs season unusually weird?—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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That is a super weird way to descend an A-frame net.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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Scott worked odd jobs for Serafini and his wife, including working as a nanny for the couple’s two small children.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Take Manchester City’s Gianluigi Donnarumma and the odd foot fetish his critics displayed in their evaluations of him, despite his talent for keeping the ball out of the net.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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What emerges is a portrait of Stanton not as a paragon of feminism but as a deeply peculiar person—one whose combination of vision and hubris happened to change history.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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What Kwapis homes in on is the peculiar bond between the three girls who, with the exception of main singer-songwriter and lead guitarist Dot, didn’t really want to be in a band at all.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Offbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offbeat. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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