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Another word for eccentric

eccentric Synonyms

eccentric

modif.

odd, unconventional, idiosyncratic, strange; see unusual 2.

eccentric Synonyms

eccentric

n.

individualist, original, oddball*, kook*; see character 4, nonconformist.

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Another word for eccentric

adjective

Deviating from the customary:

bizarre, cranky, curious, erratic, freakish, idiosyncratic, odd, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, queer, quirky, singular, strange, unnatural, unusual, weird. (Slang) kooky, screwball. (British Slang) rum, rummy². See usual

noun

A person regarded as strange, eccentric, or crazy:

crackpot, crazy, lunatic. (Informal) crank, loon, loony. (Slang) cuckoo, ding-a-ling, dingbat, kook, nut, screwball, weirdie, weirdo. See wise

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You also worked with another eccentric genius.
Its eccentric orbit makes it take on a variable role in history.
Once settled into his parish, his ideas regarding Druidry became increasingly eccentric.
The TV theme was recorded in a wonderfully eccentric studio, which looked like a throwback to the 60s.
In this two-part feature, Michelle le Blanc and Colin Odell exhume the career of one of cinema's greatest eccentrics.

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