WEIRD OUT Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

weird out

verb

Definition of weird out

as in to bother

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy as a curious observer, he was weirded out by the fact that members of the sect seemed to have no life outside of it

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Recent Examples of weird out But the writer-director behind The Green Knight and A Ghost Story has taken the most accessible subject imaginable — stratospheric pop stardom — and made something wonderfully, gloriously weird out of it. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2026 Our journey begins with Mario and friends parading into the Flower Kingdom just as Bowser shows up to seize a Wonder Flower, a magical plant whose main property is to cause the entire universe to weird out. — Keep Mario Weird, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2023

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Verb

In fact, the movie doesn’t even bother revealing Fang’s ultimate fate; but then again, he’s been fully vindicated in the court of public opinion, so who cares?

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
Nothing shows the world that the outside noise doesn’t bother you quite like preparing a statement ahead of time about how much the outside noise doesn’t bother you.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of bother

Verb

Sonia Cotto, a 12-year resident of South Middle River, is among neighbors worried about what could come next after Covenant House purchased four nearby lots.

— Ted Scouten, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Center Theatre Group says the bookings reflect limited tour options and the need to keep the Ahmanson’s 2,000 seats filled; critics worry financial pressures are eroding its values.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of worry

Verb

Coolly, Violet responds that to avoid alarming the public, a few agitators have beenneutralized—now there’s a sticky euphemism—and their deaths passed off as revenge killings among drug traffickers.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
That move sparked enormous street protests in Israel, and alarmed many Israeli citizens overseas.

— Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of alarm

Verb

Riders worry about missing critical medical care Others say the uncertainty is especially concerning for people who need transportation for time-sensitive medical care, including dialysis.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
Despite months of complaints about the aging building, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools maintains that its own testing found no concerning airborne mold levels.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of concern

Verb

The end result has given rise to an insidious and often disturbing form of violence that wins victims’ trust before preying upon them or coercing them into hurting others – for money, for social media clout or sometimes for no reason at all.

— Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026
How to Remove Dead Annuals From the Garden Many annuals are shallow-rooted and easily removed from the garden, but be careful not to disturb the roots of nearby perennials.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of disturb

Verb

In her first sketch, Navarrette and Hernandez played the ghost of a couple of 1930s kids on the Queen Mary who keep distracting a tourist from hearing where another ghost’s treasure is hidden.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2026
Driscoll was nearby the whole time, but was distracted with the installation of a new oven.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of distract

Verb

The downfall of his predecessor, longtime Democratic Speaker Michael Madigan, began with women angered by his handling of #MeToo incidents involving his campaign and government staff in 2017 and 2018.

— Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
But others, particularly in Missouri, have been concerned and angered to see that their bills will soon go up, the second price hike for this year.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of anger

Verb

The average rent in Spain has almost doubled in the last decade, eating into household budgets and upsetting voters.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
More action sought on housing The average rent in Spain has almost doubled in the last decade, eating into household budgets and upsetting voters.

— Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of upset

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