Synonyms for weird
- adjective
- noun
- adverb
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Strange — deviating from the normal; bizarre
strange, bizarre, uncanny, odd, freaky, funny, unearthly, unusual, peculiar, kooky informal, curious, different, freak, outlandish, eldritch, alien, supernatural, deviant, quaint, queer, irregular, singular
2. Crazy — having an unusually strange character or behaviour
3. Witchy — related to witches or witchcraft; supernatural; unearthly; suggestive of witches, witchcraft or…
witchy, wizardly, witchlike rare, wizardlike rare, witchly rare, witchish rare
4. Fateful — belonging, pertaining, or related to fate, destiny, or to the Fates; able to influence fate
Noun
1. Foretelling — A prediction
foretelling, prediction, prognostication, foretale rare
2. Kismet — fate; destiny; luck
lot, kismet, doom, fate, destiny, fortune, portion, fatality, wyrd, foredoom rare, orlay rare
Other
Adverb
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having an unusually strange character or behaviour.
There are lots of weird people in this place.
- adj. 2
Deviating from the normal; bizarre.
It was weird for him to watch boys play with Barbie dolls.
- n. 1
Fate; destiny; luck.
- adv. 1
In a strange manner.
Forms
- Plural
- weirds → foretellings, predictions, prognostications, foretales…
Example sentences
- strange Press the red button if something strange happens.
- odd This elevator doesn't stop on odd-numbered floors.
- bizarre Sami imposed bizarre dietary restrictions on Layla.
- uncanny She bears an uncanny resemblance to Marilyn Monroe.
- crazy He must be crazy to go out in this stormy weather.
- eccentric Prof. Smith is famous for his eccentric life style.
By length
- 3 letters
- lot1, odd1
- 4 letters
- fate1, doom1, wyrd
- 5 letters
- crazy2, funny2, alien3, freak1, queer1, eerie2, kooky2, wacko2, aerie2, orlay
- 6 letters
- insane2, spooky2, freaky2, quaint1, witchy2, kismet2
- 7 letters
- strange1, unusual4, curious3, portion2, fortune2, destiny3, bizarre2, uncanny3, fateful2, weirdly2, deviant3, oddball2, witchly
- 8 letters
- peculiar3, singular3, fatality4, eldritch2, wizardly, witchish, foretale, foredoom
- 9 letters
- different3, irregular4, strangely2, eccentric3, unearthly3, witchlike
- 10 letters
- prediction3, outlandish3, wizardlike
- 11 letters
- enchantment3, predestined3, foretelling3
- 12 letters
- supernatural5, foreordained
- 15 letters
- prognostication5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (crazy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
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