bizarre

[bih-zahr] / bɪˈzɑr /

ADJECTIVE

strange, wild

Synonyms

STRONGEST

comical curious extraordinary fantastic freakish grotesque ludicrous odd offbeat outlandish peculiar ridiculous unusual weird

WEAK

bugged out camp eccentric far-out grody kooky oddball off the wall outre outré singular way-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common commonplace customary familiar normal ordinary reasonable regular sensible serious standard usual

Example Sentences

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Their introduction has proved a bizarre experiment in internet fandom.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I'd been in India for long enough to know that the bizarre is normal," she says.

From BBC

The Secretary General of Nato Mark Rutte, referred to him, bizarrely, as "daddy".

From BBC

"To us that's strange because I'm a '90s kid, and to be told something like that is now vintage is bizarre," he said.

From BBC

He said he and his twin were in cahoots on this bizarre lie.

From Los Angeles Times