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freak

[freek] / frik /
NOUN
something, someone very abnormal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aberration anomaly geek monster mutant weirdo
STRONG
abortion chimera curiosity malformation miscreation monstrosity mutation oddity rarity sport
NOUN
quirk, whim
Synonyms
STRONG
caprice conceit crotchet fad fancy folly humor megrim quirk turn twist vagary whim whimsy
NOUN
person enthused about something
Synonyms
STRONGEST
addict buff devotee enthusiast fanatic fiend maniac nut
STRONG
aficionado bum fan zealot
Antonyms
STRONGEST
detractor
VERB
become extraordinarily upset
Synonyms
STRONGEST
freak out go mad
STRONG
rave unhinge
WEAK
flip out go beserk go insane lose control lose it wig out

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Calder didn’t freak out until the next day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Advancements that seek to end the friction of reality — the freak occurrences, edge cases and bum luck of a given day — ultimately sap the world of excitement and color.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

For many of the tracks on “Halo,” Day would start off with a producing collaborator and finish on her own: “They’ll usually send me home with the Ableton file, then I get to freak it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

I don’t look like a person who would be a fitness freak, but I’m pretty intense about it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

I paint a girl in a circus freak show with wide, stumpy legs and a face shaped like a perfect circle.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

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