Unusual Synonyms and Antonyms

ŭn-yo͝ozho͝o-əl
Rarely occurring or appearing
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. infrequent
  2. occasional
  3. rare
  4. scarce
  5. sporadic
  6. uncommon
Not usual or ordinary
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. atypic
  2. atypical
  3. novel
  4. unconventional
  5. unordinary
  6. unwonted
  7. offbeat
Antonyms:
  1. usual
  2. familiar
Different
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. strange
  2. bizarre
  3. peculiar
  4. eccentric
  5. curious
  6. odd
  7. singular
  8. uncommon
  9. exceptional
  10. exotic
  11. unnatural
  12. extraordinary
  13. novel
  14. freakish
  15. outlandish
  16. unique
  17. abnormal
  18. anomalous
  19. quaint
  20. queer
  21. irregular
  22. surprising
  23. refreshing
  24. unorthodox
  25. unwonted
  26. weird
  27. extreme
  28. particular
  29. exaggerated
  30. distinctive
  31. choice
  32. little known
  33. out-of-the-ordinary
  34. marked
  35. forward
  36. unconventional
  37. radical
  38. cranky
  39. foreign
  40. outré
  41. puzzling
  42. perplexing
  43. confounding
  44. disturbing
  45. advanced
  46. startling
  47. shocking
  48. erratic
  49. staggering
  50. uncustomary
  51. breaking with tradition
  52. infrequent
  53. mysterious
  54. mystifying
  55. anomalistic
  56. idiosyncratic
  57. unparalleled
  58. deep
  59. profound
  60. aberrant
  61. uncomfortable
  62. not to be expected
  63. different
  64. unbalanced
  65. distinct
  66. unclassifiable
  67. unprecedented
  68. inconsistent
  69. individual
  70. original
  71. ectopic
  72. newfangled
  73. new
  74. modern
  75. rare
  76. recent
  77. late
  78. fresh
  79. fantastic
  80. unfamiliar
  81. quirky
  82. funny
  83. unaccountable
  84. alien
  85. grotesque
  86. heteromorphic
  87. off-the-wall
  88. farfetched
  89. neurotic
  90. old-fashioned
  91. offbeat
  92. out-of-the-way
  93. paranormal
  94. irrational
  95. monstrous
  96. kooky
  97. fearful
  98. phenomenal
  99. outre
  100. screwball
  101. remarkable
  102. rum
  103. scarce
  104. rummy
  105. special
  106. typical
  107. untypical
Antonyms:
  1. common
  2. usual
  3. normal
  4. ordinary
  5. familiar
  6. standard
  7. regular
Synonyms:
(Noun)
  1. rara-avis
  2. rarity
  3. unusuality

Words Related to Unusual

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Unusual Sentence Examples

  • It was unusual having nothing to do.

  • Well, that's an unusual name.

  • Talking with Fritz was better than nothing, but this young man had an unusual way of thinking.

  • Do they have anything unusual, like four moons?

  • This book is unusual for two reasons.

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