strange

1 of 2

adjective

ˈstrānj

stranger; strangest

: different from what is usual, ordinary, or expected : odd

a strange sound

a strange person

the cat's strange behavior

: not before known, heard, or seen : unfamiliar

customs that were strange to him

feeling lost in a strange city

: not entirely comfortable or well : uncomfortable, ill at ease

felt a strange sensation in the pit of my stomach

I left Lady Glyde … and joined Mrs. Rubelle, with the object of kindly preventing her from feeling strange and nervous in consequence of the uncertainty of her situation.

Wilkie Collins

dated : discouraging familiarities : reserved, distant

… why did you break off our confidences and become quite strange to me?

George Bernard Shaw

: unaccustomed sense 2

She was strange to his ways.

: not native to or naturally belonging in a place : of external origin, kind, or character

archaic : of, relating to, or characteristic of another country : foreign

strangely adverb

strange

2 of 2

noun

often attributive

: a fundamental quark that has an electric charge of −¹/₃ and a measured energy of approximately 150 MeV

also : the flavor characterizing this particle

Example Sentences

Adjective Does his behavior seem strange to you? Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. That is one of the strangest creatures I have ever seen. He gave me a strange look. Strange as it may seem, I don't like walking barefoot on the grass. It's strange that nobody told me about this before. That's strange. He was here a minute ago. The strange thing is that nobody saw him enter or leave the building. Children are taught not to talk to strange people. The language was strange to me. See More

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Adjective

Monday night’s Emmy Awards ceremony was an unsurprising mix of boring and strange and mostly forgettable, with the occasional funny moment or moving speech.

Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 17 Sep. 2022 In a strange and macabre memorial to the leader’s life, the attendees are thrust into a mysterious and deadly competition for a powerful relic—a hunt that will ultimately bring them face to face with a dangerous monster.

Jacob Siegal, BGR, 16 Sep. 2022 Another trait of Malaparte’s writing, which often alludes to painters (Chagall, Repin, Grosz and Bosch to name but a few), is his vivid way of expressing the strange and incongruous.

Tobias Grey, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 One time, my wife and I were seated at a hibachi table with a very strange and uncouth man, his date and her two uncomfortable tween daughters.

Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 And the hope of turning this strange and unique opportunity into something truly Portland-esque doesn’t stop there.

oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2022 Those opening images of a helicopter chasing a dog across the ice are so strange and mysterious.

Adam Nayman, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2022 Set on Halloween in 1968, this horror anthology is packed with strange and frightening tales.

Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Aug. 2022 At the time, throngs of people had begun using the fourteeners as their own private proving ground for strange and unorthodox stunts.

Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 22 Aug. 2022 See More

strange

adjective

as in bizarre

different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion the strange smell we'd noticed turned out, unhappily, to be from the dinner our host was making

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

normal
ordinary
typical
usual
commonplace
prosaic
unremarkable
standard
everyday
average
routine
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garden
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conservative
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run-of-the-mill
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as in exotic

excitingly or mysteriously unusual strange fruits from faraway lands

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exotic
romantic
marvelous
alien
outlandish
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foreign
colorful
fantastical
bizarro
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fascinating
enchanting
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faraway
remote
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picture-book

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familiar
unexotic
unromantic
unglamorous
nonexotic
nonglamorous
plain-Jane

as in unfamiliar

not known or experienced before using public transportation was all very strange to a rural girl like her

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unfamiliar
novel
unprecedented
new
fresh
original
unknown
unique
unheard-of
unaccustomed
innovative
unconventional
nontraditional
pioneering
untried
trailblazing
unused
pathbreaking
unworn

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

familiar
old
hackneyed
tired
traditional
conventional
tried
time-honored
established
derivative
warmed-over
imitative
tried-and-true

as in unusual

noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced a rather strange story about a garden filled with poisonous plants

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unusual
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uncommon
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queer
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atypical
noticeable
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noteworthy
exceptional
way-out
aberrant
far-out
particular
kookie
notable
irregular
newsworthy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

common
ordinary
usual
plain
familiar
normal
typical
unexceptional
regular
predictable
expected

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of strange are eccentric, erratic, odd, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, singular, and unique. While all these words mean "departing from what is ordinary, usual, or to be expected," strange stresses unfamiliarity and may apply to the foreign, the unnatural, the unaccountable.

a journey filled with strange sights

The meanings of eccentric and strange largely overlap; however, eccentric suggests a wide divergence from the usual or normal especially in behavior.

the eccentric eating habits of preschoolers

The words erratic and strange can be used in similar contexts, but erratic stresses a capricious and unpredictable wandering or deviating.

a friend's suddenly erratic behavior

Although the words odd and strange have much in common, odd applies to a departure from the regular or expected.

an odd sense of humor

While in some cases nearly identical to strange, outlandish applies to what is uncouth, bizarre, or barbaric.

outlandish fashions of the time

The synonyms peculiar and strange are sometimes interchangeable, but peculiar implies a marked distinctiveness.

the peculiar status of America's first lady

In some situations, the words quaint and strange are roughly equivalent. However, quaint suggests an old-fashioned but pleasant oddness.

a quaint fishing village

While the synonyms singular and strange are close in meaning, singular suggests individuality or puzzling strangeness.

a singular feeling of impending disaster

The words unique and strange are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, unique implies singularity and the fact of being without a known parallel.

a career unique in the annals of science

单词	strange
释义	strange 1 of 2 adjective ˈstrānj stranger; strangest 1 a : different from what is usual, ordinary, or expected : odd a strange sound a strange person the cat's strange behavior b : not before known, heard, or seen : unfamiliar customs that were strange to him feeling lost in a strange city 2 a : not entirely comfortable or well : uncomfortable, ill at ease felt a strange sensation in the pit of my stomach I left Lady Glyde … and joined Mrs. Rubelle, with the object of kindly preventing her from feeling strange and nervous in consequence of the uncertainty of her situation. Wilkie Collins b dated : discouraging familiarities : reserved, distant … why did you break off our confidences and become quite strange to me? George Bernard Shaw 3 : unaccustomed sense 2 She was strange to his ways. 4 a : not native to or naturally belonging in a place : of external origin, kind, or character b archaic : of, relating to, or characteristic of another country : foreign strangely adverb strange 2 of 2 noun often attributive : a fundamental quark that has an electric charge of −¹/₃ and a measured energy of approximately 150 MeV also : the flavor characterizing this particle Synonyms Adjective bizarre bizarro cranky crazy curious eccentric erratic far-out funky funny kinky kooky kookie odd off-kilter off-the-wall offbeat out-of-the-way outlandish outré peculiar quaint queer queerish quirky remarkable rum [chiefly British] screwy spaced-out wacky whacky way-out weird weirdo wild See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective Does his behavior seem strange to you? Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. That is one of the strangest creatures I have ever seen. He gave me a strange look. Strange as it may seem, I don't like walking barefoot on the grass. It's strange that nobody told me about this before. That's strange. He was here a minute ago. The strange thing is that nobody saw him enter or leave the building. Children are taught not to talk to strange people. The language was strange to me. See More Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Monday night’s Emmy Awards ceremony was an unsurprising mix of boring and strange and mostly forgettable, with the occasional funny moment or moving speech. Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 17 Sep. 2022 In a strange and macabre memorial to the leader’s life, the attendees are thrust into a mysterious and deadly competition for a powerful relic—a hunt that will ultimately bring them face to face with a dangerous monster. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 16 Sep. 2022 Another trait of Malaparte’s writing, which often alludes to painters (Chagall, Repin, Grosz and Bosch to name but a few), is his vivid way of expressing the strange and incongruous. Tobias Grey, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 One time, my wife and I were seated at a hibachi table with a very strange and uncouth man, his date and her two uncomfortable tween daughters. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 And the hope of turning this strange and unique opportunity into something truly Portland-esque doesn’t stop there. oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2022 Those opening images of a helicopter chasing a dog across the ice are so strange and mysterious. Adam Nayman, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2022 Set on Halloween in 1968, this horror anthology is packed with strange and frightening tales. Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Aug. 2022 At the time, throngs of people had begun using the fourteeners as their own private proving ground for strange and unorthodox stunts. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 22 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Adjective Middle English, from Anglo-French estrange, from Latin extraneus, literally, external, from extra outside — more at extra- First Known Use Adjective 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4b Noun 1974, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing strange strange to say for some strange reason strange bedfellows strange to say for some strange reason strange bedfellows Kids Definition strange adjective ˈstrānj stranger; strangest 1 : unfamiliar sense 1 strange surroundings 2 : different from what is usual, normal, or expected a strange sight strange behavior 3 : not relaxed : uneasy I felt strange on the first day at school. strange adjective 1 as in bizarre different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion the strange smell we'd noticed turned out, unhappily, to be from the dinner our host was making Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance bizarre weird odd funny peculiar curious erratic remarkable unusual crazy eccentric abnormal unique quirky outlandish outré wild wacky weirdo kinky screwy funky offbeat quaint bizarro kooky unconventional whacky outrageous queer uncommon extraordinary off-the-wall way-out fantastic fantastical off-kilter rare kookie rum far-out queerish freaky cranky freak outstanding freakish out-of-the-way shocking noticeable striking aberrant atypical conspicuous puzzling flaky prominent spaced-out phantasmagoric notable singular unwonted perplexing bewildering baffling phenomenal salient idiosyncratic mystifying phantasmagorical confounding uncustomary unorthodox atrocious nonconformist crotchety nonmainstream out-there addlepated Antonyms & Near Antonyms normal ordinary typical usual commonplace prosaic unremarkable standard everyday average routine familiar garden conventional conservative unexceptional common predictable workaday conformist run-of-the-mill frequent regular customary expected habitual knee-jerk wonted See More 2 as in exotic excitingly or mysteriously unusual strange fruits from faraway lands Synonyms & Similar Words exotic romantic marvelous alien outlandish marvellous foreign colorful fantastical bizarro glamorous fantastic glamourous fascinating enchanting distant picturesque dark magical quaint alluring faraway remote captivating picture-book Antonyms & Near Antonyms familiar unexotic unromantic unglamorous nonexotic nonglamorous plain-Jane See More 3 as in unfamiliar not known or experienced before using public transportation was all very strange to a rural girl like her Synonyms & Similar Words unfamiliar novel unprecedented new fresh original unknown unique unheard-of unaccustomed innovative unconventional nontraditional pioneering untried trailblazing unused pathbreaking unworn Antonyms & Near Antonyms familiar old hackneyed tired traditional conventional tried time-honored established derivative warmed-over imitative tried-and-true See More 4 as in unusual noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced a rather strange story about a garden filled with poisonous plants Synonyms & Similar Words unusual weird uncommon funny odd peculiar rare curious bizarre extraordinary unique offbeat singular special unaccustomed abnormal oddball eccentric remarkable outlandish uncustomary out-of-the-way queer outré atypical noticeable kooky noteworthy exceptional way-out aberrant far-out particular kookie notable irregular newsworthy Antonyms & Near Antonyms common ordinary usual plain familiar normal typical unexceptional regular predictable expected See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of strange are eccentric, erratic, odd, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, singular, and unique. While all these words mean "departing from what is ordinary, usual, or to be expected," strange stresses unfamiliarity and may apply to the foreign, the unnatural, the unaccountable. a journey filled with strange sights The meanings of eccentric and strange largely overlap; however, eccentric suggests a wide divergence from the usual or normal especially in behavior. the eccentric eating habits of preschoolers The words erratic and strange can be used in similar contexts, but erratic stresses a capricious and unpredictable wandering or deviating. a friend's suddenly erratic behavior Although the words odd and strange have much in common, odd applies to a departure from the regular or expected. an odd sense of humor While in some cases nearly identical to strange, outlandish applies to what is uncouth, bizarre, or barbaric. outlandish fashions of the time The synonyms peculiar and strange are sometimes interchangeable, but peculiar implies a marked distinctiveness. the peculiar status of America's first lady In some situations, the words quaint and strange are roughly equivalent. However, quaint suggests an old-fashioned but pleasant oddness. a quaint fishing village While the synonyms singular and strange are close in meaning, singular suggests individuality or puzzling strangeness. a singular feeling of impending disaster The words unique and strange are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, unique implies singularity and the fact of being without a known parallel. a career unique in the annals of science
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