Another word for strange
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Adjective
Deviating from the customary
- A card game, played in many variations, in which the object is to obtain sets of three or more cards of the same rank or suit.
- An alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented molasses or sugar cane.
- Intoxicating beverages.
- A pitched ball that curves in the direction opposite to that of a normal curve ball.
- An eccentric, impulsively whimsical, or irrational person.
- Impulsively whimsical; eccentric:
- Characteristic of a kook; strange or crazy.
- Strikingly odd or unusual, especially in an unsettling way; strange:
- Suggestive of the supernatural:
- Of or relating to fate or the Fates.
- Not usual, common, or ordinary.
- Not in accordance with what usually occurs in nature:
- Not included in nature; artificial:
- Deviating from a behavioral or social norm:
- Being only one; individual; lone:
- Being the only one of a kind; unique:
- Being beyond what is ordinary, especially in being exceptionally good; remarkable:
- Deviating from what is expected or normal; strange:
- Odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric:
- Of a questionable nature or character; suspicious:
- Charmingly odd, especially in an old-fashioned way:
- Unfamiliar or unusual in character; strange:
- Cleverly made or done.
- Not ordinary or usual; odd or strange:
- Belonging distinctively or primarily to one person, group, or kind; special or unique:
- A privilege or property that is exclusively one's own.
- Conspicuously unconventional; bizarre.
- Located far from civilized areas; remote:
- Of foreign origin; not native.
- Deviating from what is ordinary, usual, or expected; strange or peculiar:
- Being in excess of the indicated or approximate number, extent, or degree. Often used in combination:
- Constituting a remainder:
- Markedly unusual or abnormal; strange:
- Relating to or being a freak:
- Capricious or whimsical.
- Having no fixed or regular course; wandering:
- Lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity:
- Deviating from the customary course in conduct or opinion; eccentric:
- Departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern.
- Deviating from a circular form or path, as in an elliptical orbit.
- Not having the same center:
- Eager to learn more:
- Unduly inquisitive; prying:
- Arousing interest because of novelty or strangeness:
- Having a bad disposition; peevish.
- Having eccentric ways; odd.
- Full of bends and turns; crooked:
- Very strange or unusual, especially in a striking or shocking way.
See also:Causing puzzlement; perplexing
- Strikingly odd or unusual, especially in an unsettling way; strange:
- Suggestive of the supernatural:
- Of or relating to fate or the Fates.
- Deviating from what is expected or normal; strange:
- Odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric:
- Of a questionable nature or character; suspicious:
- Not ordinary or usual; odd or strange:
- Belonging distinctively or primarily to one person, group, or kind; special or unique:
- A privilege or property that is exclusively one's own.
- Deviating from what is ordinary, usual, or expected; strange or peculiar:
- Being in excess of the indicated or approximate number, extent, or degree. Often used in combination:
- Constituting a remainder:
- Causing laughter or amusement:
- Making or given to making amusing jokes or witticisms:
- Appropriate as the subject of a joke; deserving of a joke. Used in negative sentences to express disapproval or to emphasize the seriousness of something:
- Eager to learn more:
- Unduly inquisitive; prying:
- Arousing interest because of novelty or strangeness:
See also:Of, from, or characteristic of another place or part of the world
- Conspicuously unconventional; bizarre.
- Located far from civilized areas; remote:
- Of foreign origin; not native.
- Located away from one's native country:
- Of, characteristic of, or from a place or country other than the one being considered:
- Conducted or involved with other nations or governments; not domestic:
- From another part of the world; foreign:
- Intriguingly unusual or different; excitingly strange:
- Of or involving striptease:
- Owing political allegiance to another country or government; foreign:
- Belonging to, characteristic of, or constituting another and very different place, society, or person; strange.
- Dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed, as in nature:
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Another word for strange
Modifier
Little known
- Unrelated to the matter being considered.
- not connected or associated
- not related by kinship
- Far from others or difficult to get to; remote:
- Occasional or rare:
- Characterized by little social contact:
- which has not been explored
- Owing political allegiance to another country or government; foreign:
- Belonging to, characteristic of, or constituting another and very different place, society, or person; strange.
- Dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed, as in nature:
- Located far away; distant in space.
- Hidden away; secluded:
- Distant in time:
- Very distant; remote.
- Abstracted; dreamy:
- At a distance in place, position, or time:
- Away from another or others:
- In or into parts or pieces:
- Separated; disconnected:
- Standing apart from others; separate:
- Marked by an absence of emotional involvement or personal interest; aloof or unbiased.
- Conspicuously unconventional; bizarre.
- Located far from civilized areas; remote:
- Of foreign origin; not native.
- The part or parts that face out; the outer surface.
- The part or side of an object that is presented to the viewer; the external aspect.
- Outward aspect or appearance:
- From another part of the world; foreign:
- Intriguingly unusual or different; excitingly strange:
- Of or involving striptease:
- Relating to, existing on, or connected with the outside or an outer part; exterior.
- Suitable for application to the outside:
- Existing independently of the mind.
- Located away from one's native country:
- Of, characteristic of, or from a place or country other than the one being considered:
- Conducted or involved with other nations or governments; not domestic:
Not acquainted
- A fictional prose narrative of considerable length, typically having a plot that is unfolded by the actions, speech, and thoughts of the characters.
- The literary genre represented by novels.
- Having been made or come into being only a short time ago; recent:
- Still fresh:
- Never used or worn before now:
- New and often needlessly novel.
- Fond of novelty.
- Not previously known; unknown.
- Without precedent; unparalleled.
- Highly offensive; outrageous or brazen.
- Not being acquainted; not conversant:
- Not within one's knowledge; strange:
Antonyms:Unusual
- Conspicuously unconventional; bizarre.
- Located far from civilized areas; remote:
- Of foreign origin; not native.
- Not common; rare.
- Wonderful; remarkable.
- Infrequently occurring; uncommon:
- Excellent; extraordinary:
- Thin in density; rarefied:
- Being an exception; uncommon:
- Well above average; extraordinary:
- Deviating widely from a norm, as of physical or mental ability:
- Deviating from what is expected or normal; strange:
- Odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric:
- Of a questionable nature or character; suspicious:
- Deviating from what is ordinary, usual, or expected; strange or peculiar:
- Being in excess of the indicated or approximate number, extent, or degree. Often used in combination:
- Constituting a remainder:
- Not ordinary or usual; odd or strange:
- Belonging distinctively or primarily to one person, group, or kind; special or unique:
- A privilege or property that is exclusively one's own.
- Not usual, common, or ordinary.
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Synonym Study
- Outlandish suggests an oddness that is decidedly, often excessively, fantastic or bizarre an outlandish remark
- Quaint suggests an oddness, esp. an antique quality, that is pleasing or appealing a quaint costume
- Queer emphasizes an element of eccentricity, abnormality, or suspicion a queer look on her face
- Odd suggests that which differs from the ordinary or conventional, sometimes to the point of being bizarre offended by his odd behavior
- behavior peculiar to beavers
- Peculiar applies either to that which puzzles or to that which has unique qualities a peculiar smell, pattern, etc.
- Strange , the term of broadest application here, refers to that which is unfamiliar, as because of being uncommon, unknown, or new a strange voice, idea, device, etc.
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