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Synonyms for eccentric
ɪkˈsɛn trɪk, ɛk-ec·cen·tric
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eccentricadjective
Synonyms:
eccentrical, excentrical, oddeccentricadjective
not at or in the centre.
Synonyms:
odd, excentrical, eccentricaleccentricadjective
not perfectly circular.
an eccentric or elliptical orbit
Synonyms:
odd, eccentrical, excentricaleccentricadjective
having a different center.
Synonyms:
excentrical, odd, eccentricaleccentricadjective
deviating from the norm; behaving unexpectedly or differently.
The recluse has become really eccentric over the years.
Synonyms:
excentrical, eccentrical, oddeccentricadjective
against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle. (E.g. flexion of the lower arm (bending of the elbow joint) by an external force while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles to control that movement; opening of the jaw while flexing the masseter).
Antonym: concentric. Both concentric and eccentric are collectively referred to as isotonic, the antonym of which is isometric.
Synonyms:
eccentrical, excentrical, odd
English Synonyms and Antonyms
eccentric
Odd is unmated, as an odd shoe, and so uneven, as an odd number. Singular is alone of its kind; as, the singular number. What is singular is odd, but what is odd may not be singular; as, a drawerful of odd gloves. A strange thing is something hitherto unknown in fact or in cause. A singular coincidence is one the happening of which is unusual; a strange coincidence is one the cause of which is hard to explain. That which is peculiar belongs especially to a person as his own; as, Israel was called Jehovah's "peculiar people," i. e., especially chosen and cherished by him; in its ordinary use there is the implication that the thing peculiar to one is not common to the majority nor quite approved by them, though it may be shared by many; as, the Shakers are peculiar. Eccentric is off or aside from the center, and so off or aside from the ordinary and what is considered the normal course; as, genius is commonly eccentric. Eccentric is a higher and more respectful word than odd or queer. Erratic signifies wandering, a stronger and more censorious term than eccentric. Queer is transverse or oblique, aside from the common in a way that is comical or perhaps slightly ridiculous. Quaint denotes that which is pleasingly odd and fanciful, often with something of the antique; as, the quaint architecture of medieval towns. That which is funny is calculated to provoke laughter; that which is droll is more quietly amusing. That which is grotesque in the material sense is irregular or misshapen in form or outline or ill-proportioned so as to be somewhat ridiculous; the French bizarre is practically equivalent to grotesque.
Synonyms:
anomalous, bizarre, comical, crotchety, curious, droll, erratic, extraordinary, fantastic, funny, grotesque, laughable, ludicrous, odd, peculiar, preposterous, quaint, queer, ridiculous, singular, strange, uncommon, unique, unmatched, unusual, whimsicalAntonyms:
common, customary, familiar, natural, normal, ordinary, regular, usual
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Princeton's WordNet
eccentric, eccentric person, flake, oddball, geeknoun
a person with an unusual or odd personality
Synonyms:
character, bit, case, type, snowflake, chip, fleck, flake, scrap, geek, eccentric person, oddballAntonyms:
coaxial, concentrical, coaxal, conventional, concentric, homocentriccharacter, eccentric, type, caseadjective
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
"a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"
Synonyms:
display case, role, type, font, instance, pillow slip, case, fictitious character, theatrical role, guinea pig, fount, flake, eccentric person, quality, casing, fictional character, reference, event, part, subject, grapheme, example, vitrine, cause, shell, causa, fiber, slip, compositor's case, geek, caseful, grammatical case, oddball, persona, face, showcase, character, typesetter's case, fibre, graphic symbol, character reference, sheath, typeface, lineament, lawsuit, pillowcase, suitAntonyms:
concentrical, coaxial, concentric, homocentric, conventional, coaxalbizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outreadjective
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
"restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics"
Synonyms:
flaky, capricious, gonzo, outlandish, freakish, nonconcentric, off-the-wall, outre, freaky, flakey, bizarreAntonyms:
conventional, homocentric, concentrical, concentric, coaxial, coaxaleccentric, nonconcentricadjective
not having a common center; not concentric
"eccentric circles"
Synonyms:
flaky, gonzo, outlandish, freakish, outre, off-the-wall, nonconcentric, bizarre, freaky, flakeyAntonyms:
coaxial, coaxal, conventional, concentric, concentrical, homocentric
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Editors Contribution
outlandishadjective
Submitted by Providence on July 15, 2023
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
eccentricadjective
Synonyms:
whimsical, erratic, unconventional, irregular, odd, idiosyncratic
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How to use eccentric in a sentence?
They're eccentric creatures, some cats, not naming names, do nothing but sit in the bathroom staring at the water in the toilet all day. And they don't respond to you predictably. They come if they want, not if you want them to.
Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
A free society cherishes nonconformity. It knows from the non-conformist, from the eccentric, have come many of the great ideas.
Let us keep courage and try to be patient and gentle. And let us not mind being eccentric, and make distinction between good and evil.”
Susie Schwarz at SBB Partners:
She was a very eccentric woman and a wonderful woman.
Translations for eccentric
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- غريبة الاطوارArabic
- ексцентрик, чудат, чудак, ексцентриченBulgarian
- excèntricCatalan, Valencian
- výstředníCzech
- schrullig, eiernd, elliptisch, Exzentrikerin, Exzentriker, Querulant, außermittig, exzentrischGerman
- excéntricoSpanish
- عجیب و غریبPersian
- omalaatuinen, eksentrikko, eksentrinen, epäkeskoFinnish
- excentriqueFrench
- különcHungarian
- eccentricoItalian
- 変人, 偏心したJapanese
- 별난Korean
- korokē, hārakirakiMāori
- afwijkend, excentriekeling, excentrisch, buitenissig, excentriekDutch
- ekscentryczki, ekscentryczni, ekscentryczny, ekscentryczne, ekscentrycy, ekscentryczka, ekscentryk, ekscentrycznaPolish
- excêntrico, excêntricas, excêntrica, excêntricosPortuguese
- excentricRomanian
- эксцентричный, эксцентрический, чуда́к, эксце́нтрикRussian
- неуравнотежен, ексцентрик, ексцентричан, ekscentričan, neuravnotežen, ekscentrik, čudak, чудакSerbo-Croatian
- excentrisk, avvikande, excentrikerSwedish
- zibidiTurkish
- ЕксцентричнийUkrainian
- 偏心Chinese
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