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weird
Synonyms and Antonyms of weird
- always has a somewhat weird opinion of whatʼs happening in the news
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
- weird sounds from the woods just beyond our campsite
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
- a self-styled, contemporary witch, she sells herbal mixtures that she claims are weird potions
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
- a weird little plant that we found growing in the garden
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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See words that rhyme with weird Dictionary: Definition of weird Spanish Central: Translation of weird Nglish: Translation of weird for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of weird for Arabic speakers
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