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outlandish

[out-lan-dish] / aʊtˈlæn dɪʃ /
ADJECTIVE
bizarre, strange
Synonyms
STRONGEST
eccentric extravagant fantastic far-out grotesque odd outrageous peculiar preposterous ridiculous rude unconventional unusual weird whimsical
WEAK
alien awkward barbaric barbarous boorish clumsy curious droll erratic exotic foreign freakish gauche graceless kinky outre outré quaint singular tasteless ultra uncouth unheard-of unorthodox wild
Antonyms
STRONGEST
common conventional familiar nice normal ordinary plain reasonable regular sensible standard usual

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One of the more outlandish proposed solutions to climate change is to install orbiting fleets of mirrored satellites that can deflect sunlight, so cooling the planet.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Some more outlandish estimates suggest they will eclipse the $2billion haul of Taylor Swift's Eras tour.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

I miss a place that did not make me feel ashamed about my most outlandish yearnings and dreams.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

For a growing number of online sleuths, there is a booming business in peddling outlandish answers to those and other sordid questions raised by the trove of newly released files.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

This may sound like an outlandish idea, but I really don’t think so.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.