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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The officer wrote that Gatz had been living in the area for several months and was disturbing the surrounding vegetation.

— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Platner has faced multiple allegations of reckless and drunken behavior and disturbing behavior toward women since launching his campaign in August.

— Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of disturbing

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Those were the two most common applications of the rules concerning an unplayable ball, but a third option was available to Spieth.

— Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026
The finding is concerning as space debris at such high altitudes behaves differently from that circling closer to Earth.

— Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of concerning

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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
At the same time, the state’s spending keeps growing quickly as well, alarming the Legislative Analyst’s Office, which advises the Legislature on fiscal matters.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026

Definition of alarming

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Spending so much time with Raskova’s frown was a miscalculation, when Sasha and Anastasia falling for each other, and Valya worrying about how Tanya’s past would haunt them forever, were so much more compelling.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Permission to retire, to spend, to travel, to help family members and to stop worrying about market headlines.

— Nathaniel Tilton, Forbes.com, 10 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 Cumberland County Sheriff's Department was alerted to the haunting discovery before transferring the case to state police, officials said.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
In the dark underworld of New Orleans, the Winters family builds an empire around a powerful new drug—crafted from the ashes of the dead—that grants users vivid, haunting visions of the past.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 June 2026

Definition of haunting

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