Synonyms of weirdo

weirdo 1 of 2

adjective

as in weird

different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion

he saw some weirdo lights in the sky and immediately concluded that it had to be a UFO

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weird
• bizarre
• strange
• funny
• odd
• curious
• peculiar
• eccentric
• crazy
• erratic
• remarkable
• unusual
• abnormal
• kooky
• wacky
• quirky
• queer
• kinky
• off-the-wall
• unique
• funky
• wild
• screwy
• offbeat
• outlandish
• outré
• out-of-the-way
• quaint
• unconventional
• cranky
• freak
• bizarro
• way-out
• uncommon
• rare
• rum
• far-out
• queerish
• freaky
• off-kilter
• outrageous
• spaced-out
• freakish
• extraordinary
• fantastic
• outstanding
• aberrant
• flaky
• atypical
• shocking
• prominent
• noticeable
• out-there
• conspicuous
• phantasmagoric
• phenomenal
• notable
• idiosyncratic
• singular
• striking
• nonconformist
• salient
• unwonted
• unorthodox
• crotchety
• puzzling
• baffling
• perplexing
• confounding
• addlepated
• atrocious
• mystifying
• bewildering
• uncustomary
• nonmainstream

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• normal
• typical
• usual
• average
• ordinary
• standard
• garden
• routine
• everyday
• conservative
• prosaic
• commonplace
• conventional
• unremarkable
• familiar
• run-of-the-mill
• unexceptional
• conformist
• predictable
• workaday
• regular
• common
• frequent
• expected
• habitual
• customary
• knee-jerk
• wonted

weirdo

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noun

ˈwir-(ˌ)dō 

as in eccentric

a person of odd or whimsical habits

one of those weirdos that the rest of the town always seemed to be talking about

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eccentric
• character
• wacko
• oddball
• kook
• loony
• nutcase
• crackpot
• nut
• freak
• nutter
• maverick
• original
• crank
• loon
• fruitcake
• flake
• screwball
• piece of work
• oddity
• codger
• zany
• rarity
• bohemian
• odd duck
• head case
• quiz
• crack
• crackbrain
• nonconformist
• geezer
• coot
• curio
• quixote
• fantast
• fantastico

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sheep
• follower
• conformist
• conformer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of weirdo

Adjective

André 3000, largely thanks to experiments in dress, is often considered the weirdo wild card, and Big Boi the straight man. — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026

Give me this kind of weirdo interpretation over yet-another-stuffy-period-piece any day! — Drew Broussard, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026

Noun

San Francisco has hills and fog and street weirdos; are New York’s funky curbs and vendors and bike messengers vastly harder to navigate? — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 June 2026

In a community overflowing with crusty weirdos, Kate O’Flynn’s Patricia emerges as the undeniable standout. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 May 2026