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Synonyms & Antonyms of quaint
1
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
- the sudden appearance of a man dressed in quaint clothes immediately drew the notice of passersby
Synonyms for quaint
- bizarre,
- bizarro,
- cranky,
- crazy,
- curious,
- eccentric,
- erratic,
- far-out,
- funky,
- funny,
- kinky,
- kooky
- (also kookie),
- odd,
- off-kilter,
- off-the-wall,
- offbeat,
- out-of-the-way,
- outlandish,
- outré,
- peculiar,
- queer,
- queerish,
- quirky,
- remarkable,
- rum
- [chiefly British],
- screwy,
- spaced-out,
- strange,
- wacky
- (also whacky),
- way-out,
- weird,
- weirdo,
- wild
Words Related to quaint
- extraordinary,
- fantastic
- (also fantastical),
- freak,
- freakish,
- freaky,
- phantasmagoric
- (or phantasmagorical),
- phenomenal
Near Antonyms for quaint
2
pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time
- a quaint general store on one of the back roads of Vermont
Synonyms for quaint
Words Related to quaint
- dated,
- fusty,
- moth-eaten,
- musty,
- stodgy
- anachronistic
- (also anachronic),
- anachronous
Near Antonyms for quaint
Antonyms for quaint
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The first known use of quaint was in the 13th century
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