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Synonyms & Antonyms of strange
1
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
- the strange smell we'd noticed turned out, unhappily, to be from the dinner our host was making
Synonyms for strange
- 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,
- quaint,
- queer,
- queerish,
- quirky,
- remarkable,
- rum
- [chiefly British],
- screwy,
- spaced-out,
- wacky
- (also whacky),
- way-out,
- weird,
- weirdo,
- wild
Words Related to strange
- extraordinary,
- fantastic
- (also fantastical),
- freak,
- freakish,
- freaky,
- phantasmagoric
- (or phantasmagorical),
- phenomenal
Near Antonyms for strange
2
excitingly or mysteriously unusual
- strange fruits from faraway lands
Synonyms for strange
- bizarro,
- exotic,
- fantastic
- (also fantastical),
- glamorous
- (also glamourous),
- marvelous
- (or marvellous),
- outlandish,
- romantic
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Antonyms for strange
3
not known or experienced before
- using public transportation was all very strange to a rural girl like her
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Antonyms for strange
4
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
- a rather strange story about a garden filled with poisonous plants
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The first known use of strange was in the 13th century
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