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

STRONGEST

boring common dull familiar genuine good natural normal ordinary plain pleasant pleasing real regular standard usual

STRONG

known

Example Sentences

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Retail outposts, brick-and-mortar food joints, and text-based media have not been thriving sectors for a while now, but they’ve been especially shellacked in the weird post-pandemic economy.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

Sice's prediction: This is a weird one because it would probably do us more favours if United win - but I can't go for a United win.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

If the ban was introduced for everyone, Lily said she would be "a bit upset", explaining: "It would just feel really weird to spring it on us now."

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

“Let’s stop worrying about whether we seem weird and make our stories amazing,” the actor, who grew up in conservative Midland, Texas, told the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

“How’s that weird? Maybe this is just the territory for the FBI office I went to.”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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