weirder

ADJECTIVE

odd, bizarre

Synonyms

STRONGEST

awful creepy curious eccentric eerie 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

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weirder

Before a 2023 writers strike that knocked late-night shows off the air for five months, the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 was a longer, weirder disruption for Colbert and his staff.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

Gian Carlo Menotti’s gothic libretto felt weirder than usual.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

Things got even weirder when it came to the headliner.

From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2026

“The weirder, the sillier, the more authentic, the better.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025

He didn’t want to be the first to pull away, but was he making things weirder for her?

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon