weird

[weerd] / wɪərd /

ADJECTIVE

odd, bizarre

Synonyms

STRONGEST

awful creepy curious eccentric eerie eldritch freaky funky ghastly haunting horrific kooky magical mysterious outlandish peculiar spooky strange supernatural unnatural

STRONG

grotesque occult oddball secret singular

WEAK

awe-inspiring dreadful far-out fearful flaky ghostly inscrutable kinky ominous preternatural supernal uncanny uncouth unearthly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

boring common dull familiar genuine good natural normal ordinary plain pleasant pleasing real regular standard usual

STRONG

known

Example Sentences

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Somewhere in your thoughts you’ll understand how weird, wild and corrupt the world of chess can be.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Talarico might as well throw some weird made-up insinuations at Paxton to keep up.

From Slate • May 30, 2026

"One of my recent tricks is to find any weird chord that may intrigue me," plucking the opening notes of As You Lie There on an acoustic guitar.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Traditionally, the weird, unnerving and phantasmagorical have not been welcome features in mainstream Hollywood animation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

While hanging around my grandpa’s store, I had heard some weird tales about animals and people that had gone mad with hydrophobia.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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