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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The city's unofficial motto is "Keep Portland Weird".

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Since 2022, her business Printed Weird, which is based in Birmingham, has grown 62% and her designs frequently sell out as customers look for nostalgia to add to their homes.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

Barret Baumgart is the author, most recently, of “Yuck: The Birth & Death of the Weird & Wondrous Joshua Tree.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

Appeared in the August 20, 2025, print edition as 'The Year Offseason Workouts Got Really Weird in the NBA'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 19, 2025

He wasn’t having much luck at all with any of the Weird Watsons!

From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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