WEIRDING OUT Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

weirding out

verb

present participle of weird out

as in disturbing

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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Harper’s left behind records detailing disturbing behavior that seem not to have been based in fact.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 30 July 2026
Out of competition The world of elite sports is taken to disturbing new heights full of brutality and painful ambition in the new film from Nikias Chryssos (The Bunker, Rave On, A Pure Place).

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026

Definition of disturbing

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Hip still bothering Springs Springs lasted just four innings after issuing a season-high five walks, throwing 86 pitches — only 51% of them strikes — and gave up his 28th home run of the season, the most of any pitcher in the league.

— Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Sharks already frequent Southern California beaches, usually without bothering anyone.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of bothering

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Another exec from a team in need of a catcher said Goodman’s defense was so concerning that his club did not even check with the Rockies about their price.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 27 July 2026
The committee separately released records concerning Fauci’s awards and prize money.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026

Definition of concerning

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In Orange County, the Florida Department of Health in Orange County maintains infectious-disease surveillance and disease-reporting services for residents and visitors, which is exactly how local systems stay ready without alarming the public.

— Luis E. Caso Vega, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026
So, even just the unusual presence of an aircraft in this area made this incident alarming for one resident, Anna, who spoke to CNN near the scene.

— Steven Jiang, CNN Money, 26 June 2026

Definition of alarming

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The Art of Peripheral Focus One of the primary challenges of a 270-degree projection is ensuring the peripheral imagery enhances the experience without distracting from the central narrative.

— Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
In the context of tens of thousands of DPS students who aren’t making gains quickly enough to ever meet proficiency levels, such fanfare is essentially distracting braggadocio.

— Elaine Gantz Berman, Denver Post, 27 July 2026

Definition of distracting

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This can help address the root cause of behaviors such as spending excessive time in bed awake, maintaining irregular sleep schedules, and conditioned arousal such as worrying about sleep.

— Joan M. Cook, Time, 31 July 2026
Why Co-Viewing Matters Today In 2026, parents spend a lot of time worrying about screen time.

— Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 31 July 2026

Definition of worrying

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When an accident brings the enigmatic Gaia into their lives, unexpected desires begin to take shape, unsettling the careful balance that has long defined their relationship.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 July 2026
The paper shared the accounts of three women who had dated Platner within the past fifteen years and had found his behavior unsettling.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 7 July 2026

Definition of unsettling

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The Exhibition is an experience that is haunting yet heart-warming, telling the story of a life that ended tragically and far too soon.

— Marie Saavedra, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
On the 1994 comeback album Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins, Sparks imagined Liberace, who died in 1987, making his own comeback in the afterlife, adored again as a phantom haunting the Earth.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 31 July 2026

Definition of haunting

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