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

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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Rogers: The internet is a very weird place and the thing is, it deliberately ignores nuance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

And so, the defining image of the event is Donald Trump—razor in hand and a weird little grin on his face—shaving McMahon bald.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Mr. Pelley was still at it this weekend, expanding his weird homicide analogy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"I have noticed that there have been cars parked on the side of the road and it creates congestion which does seem a trifle bit weird and annoying," said visitor Philip Johnson.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

And later I kind of wondered, maybe some of those people had seen weird things like that before and had decided to pretend that they didn’t exist.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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