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curiously

ADVERB
especially
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chiefly exclusively notably principally specially specifically
STRONG
peculiarly
WEAK
abnormally above all before all else conspicuously eminently expressly extraordinarily in particular in specie mainly markedly oddly outstandingly preeminently primarily remarkably signally singularly strangely strikingly supremely unaccountably uncommonly uncustomarily uniquely unusually wonderfully
Antonyms
STRONGEST
broadly
WEAK
commonly generally normally ordinarily unexceptionally usually
ADVERB
peculiarly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bizarrely strangely
WEAK
eccentrically queerly unusually
ADVERB
remarkably
Synonyms
STRONGEST
awfully exceptionally extraordinarily really singularly so strangely surprisingly terribly uncommonly very
WEAK
almighty awful especially extra mighty oddly peculiarly plenty powerful rarely real right so much terrifically too much uncommon
Antonyms
STRONGEST
commonly little
ADVERB
strangely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abnormally amazingly peculiarly rarely remarkably startlingly strikingly surprisingly uncommonly uniquely unusually
STRONG
queerly
WEAK
astonishingly exceptionally exotically fantastically indescribably unfamiliarly unnaturally
Antonyms
STRONGEST
frequently
WEAK
commonly normally regularly unexceptionally usually
ADVERB
unusually
Synonyms
STRONGEST
awfully extraordinarily really remarkably so strangely surprisingly terribly terrifically uncommonly very
WEAK
almighty awful especially extra mighty oddly peculiarly plenty powerful rarely real right so much too much uncommon
Antonyms
STRONGEST
commonly little
WEAK
normally usually

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This individual moment is a curiously nasty one, for sure.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

Spicy, sweet and curiously chewy, Chinese latiao -- literally "spicy strips" -- are made by cooking wheat flour dough at a high temperature and pressure.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

“Time and Water” is a curiously vibrant elegy, teeming with appreciation for the intimate majesty that is all life, generational and geologic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

New Zealand only managed six boundaries after Devine was bowled by Dani Gibson at the end of the ninth over, though they curiously left veteran Suzie Bates unused at number nine.

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

Widget returns her gaze silently for some time while Poppet watches them curiously.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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