STRANGENESS Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

strangeness

noun

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as in bizarreness

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Recent Examples of strangeness Really, really being so comfortable with strangeness and other people not understanding. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026 With what seems like little embellishment to real locations (including a genuine culture of female-only caddies sporting bright colors), the movie captures a languid, top-down strangeness. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The strangeness rests on the antique, out-of-time nature of the set dressing, but also in the slightly off color combinations Arnold and his team chose, and in the sense of things being hand-made, injecting the sense of A Presence into the space. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026 The philosophical qualities that define Lindelof’s best work, as well as his stories’ exhilarating strangeness, get lost in the jumble of voices. — Judy Berman, Time, 14 Aug. 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

Due to peculiarities of history and tax law, a special district to fund a major project, like a baseball stadium, could be more powerful in West Sacramento than in other cities.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Premium formats are creating a delta there, which addresses a peculiarity of this — uniform pricing.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of peculiarity

Noun

Yet, Farrow, Martin and Vega nail the distinctiveness of being a millennial.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
The first Captain America movie used this quality of his well, but his character’s distinctiveness gradually faded in subsequent Marvel entries.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of distinctiveness

Noun

If researchers can reliably take advantage of these characteristics, biological computing could one day be the prime choice in applications where systems need to adapt to unfamiliar conditions in a field far from home.

— Mike McRae October 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026
The challenge is to broaden a brand’s appeal without diluting the characteristics that distinguish it from competitors.

— Yiling Pan, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

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