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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The strange series of events overshadowed the game, which saw South Carolina hold UConn 40 points below the Huskies’ season scoring average.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Sure enough, strange serendipitous moments started happening for Small.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Gas prices have a habit of making strange bedfellows of geopolitical and financial melees.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Digital assets have had a strange relationship with the Iran war.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Racing back into the valley, he soon found it: the strange, shuffling thing that smelt so rotten.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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