Synonyms for off-beat
- adjective
- noun
Most common
up-beat quirky unconventional unorthodox weird unusual odd bizarre
All synonyms
Adjective
unconventional, quirky, up-beat, unorthodox, unusual, weird, odd, bizarre, far-out, strange, outlandish, unexpected, peculiar, freaky, quaint, outre, rare, curious, queer, kinky, deviant, uncommon, irregular, singular, kooky, grotesque, freakish, uncouth, abnormal, aberrant, anomalous, unearthly, rum, rummy, unwonted rare, heteroclite rare, selcouth dated, seld dated
Noun
1. Oddball — an unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform
oddball, eccentric, maverick, weirdo, non-conformist, free spirit, individualist
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Unusual; unconventional; not ordinary.
He has such an offbeat sense of humor that hardly anyone finds his jokes amusing.
- n. 1
An unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform.
Related words
- Other spellings
- off beat offbeat
Forms
- Plural
- off-beats → oddballs, eccentrics, mavericks, weirdos…
Example sentences
- quirky You possess a lot of quirky thoughts.
- unconventional Her boyfriend is completely unconventional.
- unorthodox His teaching methods are highly unorthodox.
- weird I may be imagining it, but something smells weird.
- unusual The study by Meyer and his colleagues was unusual.
By length
- 3 letters
- odd1, rum1
- 4 letters
- rare1, seld
- 5 letters
- weird1, queer1, kinky2, kooky2, rummy2, outre
- 6 letters
- quirky2, freaky2, quaint1, weirdo2
- 7 letters
- strange1, unusual4, curious3, bizarre2, deviant3, oddball2, uncouth2
- 8 letters
- uncommon3, peculiar3, singular3, abnormal3, maverick3, aberrant3, freakish, unwonted, selcouth
- 9 letters
- irregular4, eccentric3, grotesque2, anomalous4, unearthly3
- 10 letters
- unexpected4, unorthodox4, outlandish3
- 11 letters
- heteroclite
- 13 letters
- individualist6
- 14 letters
- unconventional5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (kinky2 = 2 syllables).