bizarre

[bih-zahr] / bɪˈzɑr /

ADJECTIVE

strange, wild

Synonyms

STRONGEST

comical curious extraordinary fantastic freakish grotesque ludicrous odd offbeat outlandish peculiar ridiculous unusual weird

WEAK

bugged out camp eccentric far-out grody kooky oddball off the wall outre outré singular way-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common commonplace customary familiar normal ordinary reasonable regular sensible serious standard usual

Example Sentences

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She said receiving the letter with her award had been "very bizarre".

From BBC

This year had its share of bizarre developments.

From The Wall Street Journal

Volatility is impossible to escape with silver, which has a bizarre trading history, including an infamous attempt by two brothers to corner the entire market in 1980.

From Barron's

"I just find it bizarre, I really do. And I think these are easy things. Just give him a second yellow, that's it. 'Off you go'. I'm absolutely stunned."

From BBC

bizarre

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