outlandish

[out-lan-dish] / aʊtˈlæn dɪʃ /

ADJECTIVE

bizarre, strange

Synonyms

STRONGEST

eccentric extravagant fantastic far-out grotesque odd outrageous peculiar preposterous ridiculous rude unconventional unusual weird whimsical

WEAK

alien awkward barbaric barbarous boorish clumsy curious droll erratic exotic foreign freakish gauche graceless kinky outre outré quaint singular tasteless ultra uncouth unheard-of unorthodox wild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common conventional familiar nice normal ordinary plain reasonable regular sensible standard usual

Example Sentences

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Director Yorgos Lanthimos skillfully brings viewers along for the ride, stretching and then rewarding their sympathy with Teddy, even as his behavior becomes ever more outlandish.

From Barron's

So, they serve up an array of the outlandish - mid-scroll, viewers stumble upon a lover's fight or a menacing standoff.

From BBC

This might seem outlandish to someone outside of medicine.

From The Wall Street Journal

This outlandish claim of spirit writing on a vegetable didn’t hurt Dewey’s reputation a bit.

From Literature

In December, the draw for this summer's World Cup was a long, lavish and outlandish affair.

From BBC

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