Definitions

strange

[streynj] / streɪndʒ /

ADJECTIVE

deviating, unfamiliar

Synonyms

STRONGEST

astonishing bizarre curious different extraordinary fantastic funny new odd offbeat outlandish peculiar rare remarkable unusual weird wonderful

STRONG

eldritch

WEAK

aberrant abnormal astounding atypical eccentric erratic exceptional far-out idiosyncratic ignorant inexperienced irregular marvelous mystifying newfangled oddball off out-of-the-way perplexing quaint singular unaccountable unaccustomed uncanny uncommon unheard of unseasoned

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad common commonplace conventional customary expected familiar like normal ordinary poor regular similar standard typical usual

WEAK

native

ADJECTIVE

exotic, foreign

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alien awkward new romantic unfamiliar

WEAK

apart detached external faraway irrelevant isolated lost novel out of place outside remote romanesque unexplored unknown unrelated untried

Antonyms

STRONGEST

usual

WEAK

common familiar native normal regular standard

Example Sentences

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"No, it wasn't quite like that," he reminisces, before the story takes another strange turn.

From BBC

Awakening, he found “a hazy figure kneeling next to me, pulling me up, and talking in a loud, strange voice: ‘You are free!

From The Wall Street Journal

Its strange characteristics make it difficult to classify, sitting somewhere between what astronomers typically consider a planet and a star.

From Science Daily

By adding in new characters while adhering to the original story, the author creates something new, strange and thrilling.

From Los Angeles Times

I was spared, but nobody in Los Angeles was spared, and it wasn’t until halfway through the year that I noticed a consistent light from the strangest source.

From Los Angeles Times

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