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oddities

NOUN

abnormality

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anomaly characteristic curiosity idiosyncrasy incongruity irregularity peculiarity phenomenon quirk rarity

STRONG

bizarreness eccentricity extraordinariness freak freakishness kink oddness outlandishness queerness singularity strangeness unconventionality unnaturalness

WEAK

conversation piece

Antonyms

STRONGEST

normality regularity usualness

STRONG

commonality normalcy

WEAK

convention habit norm standard

NOUN

person who is very different

Synonyms

WEAK

case character duck eccentric fish out of water maverick misfit odd bird original rara avis screwball weirdo

Antonyms

WEAK

conservative normal

Example Sentences

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This pattern fits seamlessly among other evolutionary oddities found in Australia, where marsupials reign and mammals lay eggs.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Plot is the least of it in “Moby Dick,” in which the oddities of the way of the world captivate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

To find out more about space oddities, I called Robert Pearlman, who obsessively tracks them as the editor of Collectspace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Together, the studies provide new insights into fast radio bursts and suggest they could become valuable tools for studying the universe, rather than remaining mysterious cosmic oddities.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

“It’s one of the oddities of this world.”

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee