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strange
Synonyms and Antonyms of strange
- The strange smell we'd noticed turned out, unhappily, to be from the dinner our host was making.
bizarre, cranky, crazy, curious, eccentric, erratic, far-out, funky, funny, kooky (also kookie), odd, off-kilter, off-the-wall, offbeat, out-of-the-way, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, queer, queerish, quirky, remarkable, screwy, spaced-out, wacky (also whacky), way-out, weird, wild
aberrant, abnormal, addlepated, flaky
extraordinary, fantastic (also fantastical), freak, freakish, freaky, phenomenal
atypical, rare, singular, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted
conspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, prominent, salient, striking
atrocious, outrageous, shocking
out-there, unconventional, unorthodox
baffling, bewildering, confounding, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling
- strange fruits from faraway lands
exotic, fantastic (also fantastical), glamorous (also glamourous), marvelous (or marvellous), outlandish, romantic
- Using public transportation was all very strange to a rural girl like her.
- a rather strange story about a garden filled with poisonous plants
bizarre, eccentric, far-out, kooky (also kookie), oddball, outlandish, way-out
aberrant, abnormal, atypical, exceptional, irregular
newsworthy, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, particular, remarkable, special
Synonym Discussion of strange
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- a journey filled with strange sights
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- a singular feeling of impending disaster
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- a career unique in the annals of science
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- the peculiar status of America's first lady
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- the eccentric eating habits of preschoolers
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- a friend's suddenly erratic behavior
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- an odd sense of humor
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- a quaint fishing village
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- outlandish fashions of the time
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