Synonyms for strange
streɪndʒstrange

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1. strangeadjective

   Synonyms:
   unknown, new, unfamiliar

   Antonyms:
   familiar, known

2. strangeadjective

   To be estranged or alienated.

   He thought it strange that his girlfriend wore shorts in the winter.

   Synonyms:
   out of the ordinary, fremd, unknown, new, odd, peculiar, unfamiliar, queer, weird, singular, bizarre

   Antonyms:
   usual, standard, unsurprising, known, normal, regular, everyday, familiar

3. strangeadjective

   Unfamiliar, not yet part of one's experience.

   I moved to a strange town when I was ten.

   Synonyms:
   bizarre, unknown, queer, singular, new, out of the ordinary, odd, unfamiliar, fremd, peculiar, weird

   Antonyms:
   unsurprising, normal, known, standard, regular, everyday, familiar, usual

4. strangeadjective

   Having the quantum mechanical property of strangeness.

   Synonyms:
   peculiar, fremd, odd, out of the ordinary, new, singular, weird, queer, unknown, bizarre, unfamiliar

   Antonyms:
   standard, unsurprising, known, everyday, familiar, usual, regular, normal

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. strangeadjective

   Foreign refers to difference of birth, alien to difference of allegiance. In their figurative use, that is foreign which is remote, unlike, or unconnected; that is alien which is conflicting, hostile, or opposed. Impertinent and irrelevant matters can not claim consideration in a certain connection; inappropriate matters could not properly be considered. Compare ALIEN, n.; CONTRAST, v.

   Synonyms:
   alien, alien, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, contrasted, distant, foreign, hostile, impertinent, inappropriate, irrelevant, opposed, remote, unconnected, unlike

   Antonyms:
   akin, appropriate, apropos, essential, germane, pertinent, proper, relevant

   Preposition:
   Such a purpose was alien to (or from) my thought: to preferable.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. strange

   Synonyms:
   foreign, alien, exotic, unfamiliar, unusual, odd, irregular, abnormal, exceptional, surprising, wonderful, marvellous, astonishing, uncommon, peculiar

   Antonyms:
   home, domestic, familiar, usual, ordinary, common, regular, customary, commonplace, unsurprising, universal, general

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 6 votes

1. strange, unusualadjective

   being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

   "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"

   Synonyms:
   foreign, unusual, unknown

   Antonyms:
   common or garden, common, everyday, usual, familiar

2. strange, unknownadjective

   not known before

   "used many strange words"; "saw many strange faces in the crowd"; "don't let anyone unknown into the house"

   Synonyms:
   unusual, unknown, unnamed, unidentified, obscure, foreign, nameless, unsung

   Antonyms:
   familiar, everyday, common or garden, usual, common

3. foreign, strangeadjective

   relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world

   "foreign nations"; "a foreign accent"; "on business in a foreign city"

   Synonyms:
   foreign, extraneous, unknown, unusual, alien

   Antonyms:
   common or garden, usual, familiar, everyday, common

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1. orophusadjective

   one can not know and it come to existence, it had to be of sense, real . mystery when you can not perfectly explain but with believe it always come to existence.

   reading understanding and recalling, jesus as a healer and as a teacher

   Submitted by anonymous on December 5, 2021  

2. outlandishadjective

   Submitted by Providence on July 15, 2023  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. strangeadjective

   Synonyms:
   foreign, outlandish, exotic, alien, not native, not domestic, from abroad

2. strangeadjective

   Synonyms:
   new, novel, unusual, uncommon, unnatural, abnormal, anomalous, singular, rare, irregular, extraordinary, wonderful, inexplicable, exceptional, unique, PRETERNATURAL, unheard of, out of the way

3. strangeadjective

   Synonyms:
   odd, eccentric, queer, peculiar, BIZARRE

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1. strangeadjective

   Synonyms:
   foreign, unfamiliar, exotic, outlandish, novel, odd, unusual, queer, unique, nondescript, exceptional, singular, peculiar, rare, erratic, unique, bizarre, eccentric, inexplicable, unaccustomed, unfamiliar, reserved, distant, unfriendly, unknown

   Antonyms:
   familiar, accustomed, wonted, commonplace, conventional

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1. List of paraphrases for "strange":

   odd, weird, bizarre, curious, peculiar, funny, ghraib, surprising, unusual, ghareb, gharib, freaky, uncanny, awkward, -weird, strange-looking, alien, remarkable, extraneous, unfamiliar, eerie, extraordinary, paradoxical

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1. Kate Wynne:

   It is really perplexing for a number of reasons, they appear to have all died around the same time. And the strange thing is they are all one species, with the exception of one dead humpback whale found in a different location.

2. Shane Ferrari:

   Very secluded, they have a business, they live onsite, and we never respond there very often for anything, so it struck us as very odd that we had someone missing, especially because you see them out in a group and having someone gone was very strange to us.

3. Charles Cooley:

   A strange and somewhat impassive physiognomy is often, perhaps, an advantage to an orator, or leader of any sort, because it helps to fix the eye and fascinate the mind.

4. G. K. Chesterton, The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown:

   The discovery of this strange society was a curiously refreshing thing; to realize that there were ten new trades in the world was like looking at the first ship or the first plough. It made a man feel what he should feel, that he was still in the childhood of the world.

5. Donald Trump:

   I've had very little contact with this gentleman. Know who he is, good person... Yeah it's a little bit strange, but it's one of those things.