Synonyms for eccentric
- adjective
- noun
Most common
off-beat weird bizarre idiosyncratic odd aberrant off-center individualistic
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Idiosyncratic
idiosyncratic, bizarre, unconventional, off-beat, weird, outlandish, quirky, peculiar, off-the-wall, whimsical, erratic, insane, freakish, strange, maverick, queer, singular, wayward, flighty, outre, freaky, crackpot informal
2. Odd — of a person, deviating from the norm; behaving unexpectedly or differently; unconventional and slightly…
odd, aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, irregular, uncommon, eccentrical, heteroclite dated
Noun
1. Oddball
oddball, weirdo informal, oddity, odd duck, crank, geek, nut, nut job informal, flake, nutter informal UK IE, kook slang US, queer fish dated UK
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of a person, deviating from the norm; behaving unexpectedly or differently; unconventional and slightly strange.
- adj. 2
Not at or in the centre; away from the centre.
- n. 1
One who does not behave like others.
- n. 2
A kook; a person of bizarre habits or beliefs.
Related words
- Word family
- eccentrically eccentricity
- Is a kind of
- strange unconventional
- Other spellings
- excentric excentrical
Forms
- Plural
- eccentrics → oddballs, weirdos, oddities, cranks…
Choose the right word
Eccentric is off or aside from the center, and so off or aside from the ordinary and what is considered the normal course; as, genius is commonly eccentric. Eccentric is a higher and more respectful word than odd or queer.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- weird I may be imagining it, but something smells weird.
- bizarre Sami imposed bizarre dietary restrictions on Layla.
- idiosyncratic He had an idiosyncratic response to the medication.
- odd This elevator doesn't stop on odd-numbered floors.
- aberrant Tom's aberrant thinking persists.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| eccentric | steady | |
| weird | rising | |
| bizarre | rising | |
| idiosyncratic | rising | |
| odd | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- odd1, nut1
- 4 letters
- case1, type1, geek1, kook1
- 5 letters
- weird1, queer1, crank1, flake1, outre
- 6 letters
- insane2, quirky2, freaky2, weirdo2, oddity3, nutter2, misfit2
- 7 letters
- strange1, bizarre2, erratic3, wayward2, oddball2, flighty2, abaxial
- 8 letters
- uncommon3, peculiar3, singular3, abnormal3, maverick3, aberrant3, freakish, crackpot2
- 9 letters
- character3, irregular4, whimsical3, anomalous4
- 10 letters
- outlandish3
- 11 letters
- eccentrical, heteroclite
- 13 letters
- idiosyncratic6, nonconcentric
- 14 letters
- unconventional5
- 15 letters
- individualistic7
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (insane2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- excentrique
- Italiano
- eccentrico
- Español
- excéntrico