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strange

adjective

Synonyms and 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 of 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

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

Near Antonyms of strange

average, commonplace, everyday, garden, normal, ordinary, prosaic, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, typical, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual, workaday

conformist, conservative, conventional

expected, familiar, knee-jerk, predictable

common, customary, frequent, habitual, regular, wonted

2 excitingly or mysteriously unusual

strange fruits from faraway lands

Synonyms of strange

bizarro, exotic, fantastic (also fantastical), glamorous (also glamourous), marvelous (or marvellous), outlandish, romantic

Words Related to strange

colorful, picture-book, picturesque, quaint

dark, distant, faraway, remote

alluring, captivating, enchanting, fascinating, magical

Antonyms of strange

familiar, nonexotic, nonglamorous, plain-Jane, unexotic, unglamorous, unromantic

3 not known or experienced before

using public transportation was all very strange to a rural girl like her

Synonyms of strange

fresh, new, novel, original, unaccustomed, unfamiliar, unheard-of, unknown, unprecedented

Words Related to strange

innovative, unique

nontraditional, unconventional, untried, unused, unworn

pathbreaking, pioneering, trailblazing

Near Antonyms of strange

conventional, established, traditional, tried, tried-and-true

derivative, imitative

Antonyms of strange

familiar, hackneyed, old, time-honored, tired, warmed-over

4 noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced

a rather strange story about a garden filled with poisonous plants

Synonyms of strange

curious, extraordinary, funny, odd, offbeat, out-of-the-way, peculiar, queer, rare, singular, unaccustomed, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, weird

Words Related to strange

bizarre, eccentric, far-out, kooky (also kookie), oddball, outlandish, outré, way-out

aberrant, abnormal, atypical, exceptional, irregular

newsworthy, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, particular, remarkable, special

Near Antonyms of strange

expected, predictable

familiar, normal, regular, typical

Antonyms of strange

common, ordinary, plain, usual

Synonym Discussion of strange

strange, singular, unique, peculiar, eccentric, erratic, odd, quaint, outlandish mean departing from what is ordinary, usual, or to be expected. strange stresses unfamiliarity and may apply to the foreign, the unnatural, the unaccountable.

- a journey filled with strange sights

singular suggests individuality or puzzling strangeness.

- a singular feeling of impending disaster

unique implies singularity and the fact of being without a known parallel.

- a career unique in the annals of science

peculiar implies a marked distinctiveness.

- the peculiar status of America's first lady

eccentric suggests a wide divergence from the usual or normal especially in behavior.

- the eccentric eating habits of preschoolers

erratic stresses a capricious and unpredictable wandering or deviating.

- a friend's suddenly erratic behavior

odd applies to a departure from the regular or expected.

- an odd sense of humor

quaint suggests an old-fashioned but pleasant oddness.

- a quaint fishing village

outlandish applies to what is uncouth, bizarre, or barbaric.

- outlandish fashions of the time

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