strangeadjective
uk/streɪndʒ/us/streɪndʒ/strange adjective (UNUSUAL)
A2 unusual and unexpected, or difficult to understand:
He has some very strange ideas about women!
You say the strangest things sometimes.
I had a strange feeling that we'd met before.
It's strange that tourists almost never visit this village.
That's strange - I'm sure I put my glasses in my bag, but they're not there.
feel strange
to feel uncomfortable and not normal or correct:
I hope that fish was all right - my stomach feels a little strange .
More examples
- Can you hear that strange clicking noise?
- By some strange coincidence, he was passing the house just when it happened.
- When I met her, I had a strange feeling of déjà vu.
- She's developed some very strange habits lately.
- She gave me a strange look.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Strange, suspicious and unnatural
- aberrant
- abnormal
- add
- bizarre
- curious
- funny ha-ha or funny peculiar? idiom
- kinky
- kooky
- like nothing (else) on earth idiom
- like nothing on earth idiom
- not add up idiom
- peculiarly
- random
- rum
- sicko
- singularity
- singularly
- suss
- whacky
- whimsical
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Difficult to understand
strange adjective (NOT FAMILIAR)
B1 not known or familiar:
I don't accept rides from strange men.
With so many strange faces around her, the baby started to cry.
I've never been here before either, so it's all strange to me too.
More examples
- A strange figure appeared in the doorway, clad in white.
- I found myself in a strange country.
- Who are these strange people?
- Their customs are strange to me.
- They gave her a strange brew to drink.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unknown and unfamiliar
- a pig in a poke idiom
- alien
- foreign
- hidden
- lesser-known
- obscure
- obscurity
- pig
- shadowy
- strangeness
- TBD
- terra incognita
- uncommon
- unexplored
- unfamiliar
- unheard-of
- unknown
- unused
- vocabulary
- wild card
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Idiom(s)
stranger things have happened