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weird
Synonyms and Antonyms of weird
1
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
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, strange, wacky (also whacky), way-out, weirdo, wild
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
2
fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic
ghastly, ghostlike, ghostly, ghoulish, spectral
bizarre, curious, odd, outlandish, outré, peculiar, quaint, queerish, quirky
unaccustomed, uncommon, unusual
metaphysical, preternatural, supernatural
enigmatic (also enigmatical), inscrutable, mysterious, puzzling
dreadful, fearsome, horrible, horrifying, terrible, terrifying
3
having seemingly supernatural qualities or powers
bewitched, enchanted, spellbound
bewitching, charming, conjuring, enchanting, wiling
amazing, astonishing, astounding, awesome, extraordinary, fabulous, marvelous (or marvellous), miraculous, portentous, stunning, stupendous, sublime, wondrous
divining, forecasting, foreknowing, foreseeing, foretelling, fortune-telling, predicting, presaging, prognosticating, prophesying, soothsaying
4
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
bizarre, eccentric, far-out, kooky (also kookie), oddball, outlandish, outré, way-out
aberrant, abnormal, atypical, exceptional, irregular
newsworthy, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, particular, remarkable, special
Synonym Discussion of weird
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- weird creatures from another world
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- an eerie calm preceded the bombing raid
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- an uncanny resemblance between total strangers
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