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out-of-the-way
Synonyms and Antonyms of out-of-the-way
- the night watchman calls the police if he notices any out-of-the-way activity taking place during his shift
bizarre, bizarro, cranky, crazy, curious, eccentric, erratic, far-out, funky, funny, kinky, kooky (also kookie), odd, off-kilter, off-the-wall, offbeat, outlandish, outré, peculiar, quaint, queer, queerish, quirky, remarkable, rum [chiefly British], screwy, spaced-out, strange, wacky (also whacky), way-out, weird, weirdo, wild
aberrant, abnormal, addlepated, flaky
extraordinary, fantastic (also fantastical), freak, freakish, freaky, phantasmagoric (or phantasmagorical), phenomenal
atypical, rare, singular, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted
conspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, prominent, salient, striking
atrocious, outrageous, shocking
crotchety, idiosyncratic, nonconformist, nonmainstream, out-there, unconventional, unorthodox
baffling, bewildering, confounding, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling
- there was nothing out-of-the-way about the hitchhiker's appearance that might arouse suspicion
bizarre, eccentric, far-out, kooky (also kookie), oddball, outlandish, outré, way-out
aberrant, abnormal, atypical, exceptional, irregular
newsworthy, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, particular, remarkable, special
out of the way
Synonyms and Antonyms of out of the way
- Now that we've got the first step out of the way it's time to start phase two.
- They hoped he wouldn't say anything out of the way at the party.
fortunate, opportune, seasonable, timely
applicable, apposite, apropos, apt, germane, material, pat, pointed, relative, relevant
compatible, congenial, harmonious
allowed, authorized, permitted
approved, endorsed (also indorsed), kosher, licensed, sanctioned
abetted, encouraged, promoted, supported
acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, fine, OK (or okay), passable, respectable, satisfactory, tolerable
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