WEIRDOS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

weirdos

noun

plural of weirdo

as in eccentrics

a person of odd or whimsical habits one of those weirdos that the rest of the town always seemed to be talking about

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Recent Examples of weirdos The singer-songwriter’s seventh album is their wackiest and funniest to date, with a madcap gleam coursing through its synth-pop portraits of lovable weirdos and suburban dread. — Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026 This is DeFalco’s debut feature after making several skits about weirdos with warped goals. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Look at these weirdos who rule the world now, Cupertino argues. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026 Okay what about people’s resistance to believing these guys are stone-cold weirdos? — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026 Her versatility as a performer laid the groundwork for future legends like Amy Poehler, Kristen Wiig, and Kate McKinnon to embrace their own eccentric weirdos. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2026 Fewer teams, no travel ball weirdos, and kids that want to actually be there to learn and get better without losing a spot to some kid who’s parents sign them up to play the bare minimum to qualify for the LL tournaments. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 The Kmatz-Shaffer combo appeals to me the most, however, as someone who prefers his bullpen stocked with weirdos and freaky arm angles. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 21 July 2026 Generation after generation of cretins and weirdos become Ramones lovers. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 7 July 2026

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Noun

Step inside, though, and you’re transported to a bucolic Britain of rolling hills and village greens, bumbling eccentrics and cute, clever farm animals.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
The professionalization worked, but at the expense of the site’s internal culture, Cooke argues, as generous eccentrics were displaced by neurotic lovers of rules.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of eccentrics

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In a food processor, grind the nuts as finely as possible along with 1/4 cup/32 g of the flour.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Pulverized into a fine powder and bloomed in butter with the aromatics, the corn nuts bring an earthy sweetness and seriously amp up the corn flavor.

— Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

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