Definitions

strange

[streynj] / streɪndʒ /

ADJECTIVE

deviating, unfamiliar

Synonyms

STRONGEST

astonishing bizarre curious different extraordinary fantastic funny new odd offbeat outlandish peculiar rare remarkable unusual weird wonderful

STRONG

eldritch

WEAK

aberrant abnormal astounding atypical eccentric erratic exceptional far-out idiosyncratic ignorant inexperienced irregular marvelous mystifying newfangled oddball off out-of-the-way perplexing quaint singular unaccountable unaccustomed uncanny uncommon unheard of unseasoned

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad common commonplace conventional customary expected familiar like normal ordinary poor regular similar standard typical usual

WEAK

native

ADJECTIVE

exotic, foreign

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alien awkward new romantic unfamiliar

WEAK

apart detached external faraway irrelevant isolated lost novel out of place outside remote romanesque unexplored unknown unrelated untried

Antonyms

STRONGEST

usual

WEAK

common familiar native normal regular standard

Example Sentences

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“There are strange days ahead. The most dangerous human talent is forgetting.”

From Literature

How can I possibly prepare her for the strange place I’m going to take her to?

From Literature

In this strange new environment, modern AI emerged.

From The Wall Street Journal

She had assumed it had been left by a child in the cul-de-sac, but at the time thought it "was strange".

From BBC

"I can't imagine the horror of being in a strange place and having my parents stripped away from me at the age of five," the post said.

From BBC