Synonyms for bizarre
- adjective
- noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way.
That was a bizarre adventure!
- n. 1
weirdo, misfit
Related words
- Other spellings
- bizarro
Forms
- Plural
- bizarres → wackos, freaks, kooks, rums…
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That which is grotesque in the material sense is irregular or misshapen in form or outline or ill-proportioned so as to be somewhat ridiculous; the French bizarre is practically equivalent to grotesque.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- weird I may be imagining it, but something smells weird.
- strange Press the red button if something strange happens.
- odd This elevator doesn't stop on odd-numbered floors.
- outlandish Sami was fed up with Layla's outlandish claims.
- cursed A demon is controlling Tom through a cursed sword.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| bizarre | rising | |
| weird | rising | |
| strange | rising | |
| odd | rising | |
| outlandish | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- odd1, rum1
- 4 letters
- wild1, kook1
- 5 letters
- funny2, weird1, freak1, queer1, eerie2, wacko2, aerie2, outre
- 6 letters
- cursed1
- 7 letters
- strange1, unusual4, curious3, uncouth2, weirdie
- 8 letters
- peculiar3, singular3, fanciful3, freakish
- 9 letters
- different3, fantastic3, eccentric3, grotesque2, whimsical3, weirdling
- 10 letters
- outlandish3
- 14 letters
- unconventional5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (funny2 = 2 syllables).