QUIRKY Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

quirky

adjective

ˈkwər-kē

as in bizarre

different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion the waitress styles her hair in a quirky way that always gets her remembered by customers

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Recent Examples of quirky Creative expression gets a friendly nudge as The Love Goddess Venus highlights your 5th House of Creativity, cooperating with quirky Uranus in your 3rd House of Communication. —

Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026 The series delighted viewers with quirky humor and idiosyncratic characters, with a cast that included Kaley Cuoco, Jim Parsons, Mayim Bialik and Johnny Galecki, to name a few. —

Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026 The wide fairways saddle back to the middle, the greens roll true with some quirky slopes, the ocean views are spectacular, every blade of grass is well maintained, and the fresh ocean breezes can wreak havoc on some of your shots. —

Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 This khaki hue balances the quirky shape out to feel more elevated, IMO. —

Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for quirky

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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