strangely
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3.2
- adverb
- /ˈstreɪndʒli/
- She was acting strangely during the meeting, making everyone feel uncomfortable.
- strangely enough
- seem strangely
- strangely silent
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Watch on YouTubeI think I'm most famous for, strangely enough, playing music.
- I think I'm most famous for, strangely enough, playing music.
- There is something that people strangely identify with, even kids.
- The nicer you are to people, strangely, the better you feel yourself.
- And suddenly there are these things complete and by themselves and strangely separate from me.
- I did like In Billions that the characters were strangely a little more relatable.
- So although it's a really strangely shaped blush brush, it's it's good.
- Moving away feels so strangely simple, right?
- And then And then Thank You for Smoking was strangely paid for by the PayPal mafia.
- And so the next morning, the separation was still there, strangely so.
- The other extreme that could happen is that they are sort of strangely obsessed with your partner.
- So whales strangely had hips and their legs.
Examples
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Uncle Jack seems strangely agitated.
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I do find myself strangely attracted to you, Mr. Taransky.
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And it was like, strangely enough, very exciting.
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Moving away feels so strangely simple, right?
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And the things that she started telling me were just very strangely personal.
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It's like the future is almost strangely real.
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Yet I find you strangely attractive.
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There's something about us that is strangely attracted to that thought.
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Australians are strangely quiet in crowds.
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After Miriam fought with Moses, she lost her status, but strangely, that loss was a gain.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
148
3.4
In a strange or unexpected way
64
4.6
In a way that is strange and hard to understand
33
3.5
In a strange or unexpected way
29
6.9
In a way that cannot be explained or understood
18
4.6
In a way that is not normal or usual
14
7.7
In a very unusual and surprising way
11
4.7
In a way that seems strange or not natural
9
5.3
Shows that something is strange or surprising
5
6.9
In a way that is strange, surprising, and hard to explain
2
6.2
In a strange way that people notice
1
8.2
Seems very strange and different from what people expect
1
8.2
In a way that is not normal or expected
1
8.3
In a strange way that feels odd
1
6.1
In a way that is not usual
1
7.3
In a way that is different from what most people expect
1
6.9
In a way that people cannot understand
1
8.1
In an unusual way that is not normal
1
6.8
In an odd, playful way that shows personal style
1
9.9
In a way that is not usual or expected
1
6.3
In a very strange way that feels surprising
Antonyms
How Strange
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Strangely comes from an old word that meant 'outside' or 'foreign', the same idea you see in extra. So, when something happens strangely, it is outside the usual and feels 'unusual' or 'unexpected'.