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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“The gaudiness thing, I think it is gendered in a weird way,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

“It wasn’t weird, it was fun,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Yet former England goalkeeper and Match of the Day pundit Ben Foster suspected there would be some "weird and wonderful" results this weekend due to teams' contrasting schedules.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

My bet is that Melania has been nursing a weird grudge about all this and simply felt compelled to say something.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

If I was feeling weird about it, he probably was too.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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