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Definitions

weird

[weerd] / wɪərd /
ADJECTIVE
odd, bizarre
Synonyms
STRONGEST
awful creepy curious eccentric eerie eldritch freaky funky ghastly haunting horrific kooky magical mysterious outlandish peculiar spooky strange supernatural unnatural
STRONG
grotesque occult oddball secret singular
WEAK
awe-inspiring dreadful far-out fearful flaky ghostly inscrutable kinky ominous preternatural supernal uncanny uncouth unearthly
Antonyms
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boring common dull familiar genuine good natural normal ordinary plain pleasant pleasing real regular standard usual
STRONG
known

Example Sentences

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Even for JD Vance, it was a weird moment.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

“It was weird, she was like, ‘Oh my god, you live here?’”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

I think the speed of that decline is, in a weird way, good news.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Nonetheless, the whole atmosphere was weird and unsettling.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“Hey there,” she calls, and I wonder if she knows how weird it is that Jonah and I are together right now, or if she never noticed we’d stopped hanging out.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.