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Synonyms of strange in English:

strange


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adjective

1‘suddenly, I heard a strange noise’

SYNONYMS
unusual, odd, curious, peculiar, funny, bizarre, weird, uncanny, queer, unexpected, unfamiliar, abnormal, atypical, anomalous, untypical, different, out of the ordinary, out of the way, extraordinary, remarkable, puzzling, mystifying, mysterious, perplexing, baffling, unaccountable, inexplicable, incongruous, uncommon, irregular, singular, deviant, aberrant, freak, freakish, surreal
suspicious, dubious, questionable
eerie, unnatural
outré
Scottish unco
informal fishy, creepy, spooky
British informal rum
North American informal bizarro
ANTONYMS

ordinary, usual

2‘he's a very strange man’

SYNONYMS
weird, eccentric, odd, peculiar, funny, bizarre, unusual, abnormal
unconventional, idiosyncratic, outlandish, offbeat, freakish, quirky, quaint, zany, off-centre
informal wacky, way out, freaky, kooky, kinky, oddball, like nothing on earth, cranky
North American informal screwy, off the wall, wacko, backasswards
Australian, New Zealand informal, dated dilly
ANTONYMS

normal, conventional

3‘when children visit a strange house, they are often a little shy’

SYNONYMS
unfamiliar, unknown, new, alien, previously unencountered
ANTONYMS

familiar

4‘Jean was beginning to feel a little strange’

SYNONYMS
ill, unwell, poorly, indisposed, not well, not very well, not oneself, out of sorts, not up to par, below par, under par, peaky, liverish, sick, queasy, nauseous
British off, off colour
informal under the weather, not up to snuff, funny, peculiar, crummy, lousy, rough
British informal ropy, grotty
Scottish informal wabbit
Australian, New Zealand informal crook
vulgar slang crappy
dated queer, seedy
ANTONYMS

well

5‘it had been a long time since she'd seen him and she felt strange’

SYNONYMS
ill at ease, uneasy, edgy, uncomfortable, awkward, self-conscious, embarrassed
out of place, like a fish out of water, disorientated
ANTONYMS

relaxed