STRANGENESS Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

strangeness

noun

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Recent Examples of strangeness And a strangeness suddenly overcomes me. — Literary Hub, 19 June 2026 These scenarios' rapid-fire strangeness recalls WarioWare. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026 The strangeness of the play aside, the result was ultimately a sixth runner thrown out at home plate since May 19. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026 As the lone head coach in this lineup, Splitter is notable because of the strangeness of his current situation. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for strangeness

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Noun

The bizarreness didn’t stop there.

— Lynette Rice, Deadline, 9 June 2026
Roots are produced from the base of the bulb, but in an odd twist of botanical bizarreness, the roots are produced toward the end of the bloom time.

— Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025

Definition of bizarreness

Noun

Confessions kicked off one of the weirdest eras in a career that has never been stingy with weirdness.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026
In the pool bath, a Scott Zaragoza tondo of Jeff as a dapper explorer confronting a gargantuan Venus flytrap strikes a pitch-perfect note of weirdness.

— Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 1 July 2026

Definition of weirdness

Noun

Even a short period can act as an emotional and mental buffer, allowing your brain to re-adjust from the excitement and unfamiliarity of the road back to a standard, daily schedule.

— Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 17 June 2026
Perhaps the most difficult part of assimilating into a new community is embracing the unfamiliarity.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2026

Definition of unfamiliarity

Noun

That spirit survives today as Lawrence’s historic Massachusetts Street fights a new battle to keep big chains out and local uniqueness in.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
No doubt many other religious institutions have seized on the World Cup with these and other emphases, including evangelizing and otherwise stressing their uniqueness.

— Vahe Gregorian July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

Definition of uniqueness

Noun

The subject does not have a lot of hard-and-fast rules; wars share common characteristics but each conflict has its own peculiarities and exigent circumstances.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
If the job of a debut album is to introduce an artist to the world, while a sophomore album reinforces their reputation, then a third album offers a channel for artists to expand beyond the familiar tricks and peculiarities that shot them to fame in the first place.

— Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026

Definition of peculiarity

Noun

The post sparked much debate about whether a pause was possible given the financial incentives, whether RSI would finally produce some version of the AGI singularity or utopia, and whether RSI was even possible at all.

— Arianna Huffington, Time, 29 June 2026
Expanding on the character designs, Hirota underlined the quirky looks and the singularity of his artistic direction, directly inspired by child’s play and faulty craft.

— Kevin Giraud, Variety, 22 June 2026

Definition of singularity

Noun

For these students, the expanding suite of standard sports offerings—including baseball, football, cheerleading and basketball—enliven the school community and add to its distinctiveness in the state’s growing microschool landscape.

— Kerry McDonald, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Cheuk urged directors to lean into their creative distinctiveness.

— Jenny S. Li, Variety, 15 June 2026

Definition of distinctiveness

Noun

For black holes, this measure of entropy is connected to characteristics like spin and energy, which means it could be used to understand how these cosmic titans respond to different events.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 July 2026
This is followed by an interview—and then Bending Spoons used hiring algorithms to run an analysis on how the talent scored against both quantitative, and qualitative characteristics.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 July 2026

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