weird

Examples

• All

• The weather today is incredibly weird, with rain and sunshine happening at the same time.

• I feel really weird even bringing this up.

  Theater Camp (2023)

• Oh, it kind of feels weird, a bit strange.

• Hey guys, today is a weird day, it really is.

• Have you felt anything weird since being here?

  Harmony (2022)

• His father had already moved out, and even though it was weird at first, Tim liked it.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Journal writing might seem weird, but it helped me so much.

  Academic text (1998)

• Yeah, it's just the right kind of weird, luxurious texture.

• I'm in Cornwall in this weird, weird part of the world.

• I still find this so weird, but it's true.

  MIT OpenCourseWare

Synonyms

C

crazy

vsweird

• Informal

∞ 1.4

Very strange or unusual in a way that surprises people

is more about surprising oddness and difficulty to understand

S

strange

vsweird

∞ 2.3

Unusual and slightly odd in a way you cannot easily understand

is more intense and surprising rather than just uncommon

U

unusual

vsweird

∞ 2.2

Not common and different from what people expect

is stronger, implying a surprising and hard to understand quality

F

funny

vsweird

916 2.0

Causing a strange feeling in your body

is more strongly puzzling and less about being amusing

O

odd

vsweird

878 1.0

Different from what is normal or expected

is more intense and more puzzling or surprising

M

mysterious

vsweird

491 5.1

Hard to understand or explain because it seems strange

is more broadly surprising and noticeably unusual rather than only obscure

B

bizarre

vsweird

389 5.9

Very strange or unusual in a way that surprises people

is very strange but more generally surprising and hard to explain

F

freaky

vsweird

• Informal

158 6.9

Strange in a way that makes you feel scared or nervous

is more about strangeness that is puzzling than purely unsettling

C

curious

vsweird

142 4.0

Strange or unusual in a way that attracts attention

is more strongly strange and often harder to understand

P

peculiar

vsweird

101 4.6

Different from what is normal and expected

is more strongly surprising and harder to explain

A

abnormal

vsweird

98 4.2

Different from what is usual in a way that may be worrying

is more surprised and puzzling rather than mainly worrying

Q

quirky

vsweird

68 4.4

Unusual in a way that is odd but likable

is more strange in a surprising, puzzling manner rather than charming

O

out of the ordinary

vsweird

68 4.1

Not usual and different from what people expect

carries greater surprise and difficulty to understand

O

outlandish

vsweird

32 7.4

Strange or unusual in a way that surprises people

is more about surprising oddness than being merely unusual

A

anomalous

vsweird

22 8.1

Not like what is usual or expected

is more about surprising oddness and less about technical deviation

F

freakish

vsweird

22 6.8

Very strange or unusual in a way that surprises people

is similar but more about surprising oddness than shock value

O

off-the-wall

vsweird

• Informal

14 8.0

Strange and often funny in a surprising way

is more likely to be puzzling and hard to understand

O

oddish

vsweird

1 7.9

Slightly strange in a small, gentle way

is stronger, causing real surprise or confusion

O

ostrobogulous

vsweird

• NSFW

9.9

Strange and sometimes a little shocking

is more purely surprising and difficult to explain

Antonyms

N

normal

∞ 1.0

Usual or expected in most situations

U

usual

∞ 1.0

Happening most of the time in a normal way

O

ordinary

681 1.0

Normal and not special or unusual

Compounds

W

weird sister

• Archaic

3 9.9

One of three women who decide people's future in old stories

How Strange

bizarre

389 5.9

eerie

77 5.1

weird

• Informal

∞ 3.2

strange

∞ 2.3

odd

878 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology