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Synonyms for unusual
ʌnˈyu ʒu əl, -ˈyuʒ wəlun·usu·al

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  1. unusualadjective

    Synonyms:
    weird, rare, extraordinary, strange, abnormal

    Antonyms:
    normal, usual

English Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 1 vote

  1. unusual

    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, eccentric, erratic, extraordinary, fantastic, funny, grotesque, laughable, ludicrous, odd, peculiar, preposterous, quaint, queer, ridiculous, singular, strange, uncommon, unique, unmatched, whimsical

    Antonyms:
    common, customary, familiar, natural, normal, ordinary, regular, usual

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. unusual

    Synonyms:
    rare, unwonted, singular, uncommon, remarkable, strange, extraordinary

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 4 votes

  1. unusualadjective

    not usual or common or ordinary

    "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite"

    Synonyms:
    strange

    Antonyms:
    usual, common, wonted(a), chronic, habitual, inveterate, regular, accustomed, customary

  2. 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, unknown, strange

    Antonyms:
    habitual, common, regular, chronic, customary, accustomed, wonted(a), inveterate, usual

  3. unusualadjective

    not commonly encountered

    "two-career families are no longer unusual"

    Synonyms:
    strange

    Antonyms:
    wonted(a), usual, habitual, regular, chronic, inveterate, customary, common, accustomed

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. outlandishadjective

    Submitted by Providence on July 15, 2023  
  2. queerly

    Submitted by anonymous on December 26, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. unusualadjective

    Synonyms:
    uncommon, rare, unwonted, singular, remarkable, strange, extraordinary, odd, queer, out of the way

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. unusualadjective

    Synonyms:
    uncommon, curious, rare, odd, unique, extraordinary, anomalous, irregular

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#11656abnormal
#12604ridiculous
#13600singular
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#15415peculiar
#18308unfamiliar
#21582unmatched
#22085eccentric
#24836quaint
#27246atypical
#27327anomalous
#27639whimsical
#31949erratic
#35236ludicrous
#36473comical
#36903grotesque
#42698laughable
#51009preposterous
#67912droll
#97760uncharacteristic
#185350crotchety
#188410unwonted

How to use unusual in a sentence?

  1. Karen Cassiday:

    My guess is we're going to have people who are sort of coming out of the closet with their bug phobia because this is really unusual.

  2. Jeff Rasinski:

    We are seeing very keen demand and off-take which is unusual for this time of the year.

  3. John Bolton:

    The impression left is that there’s favoritism involved, and it’s just very unusual in State Department real estate and housing transactions overseas to have this kind of focus on someone with such clear financial connections to even the departed secretary of state. Normally, there’s much more competitive activity involved, [of] which we haven’t seen any evidence from the State Department.

  4. Grovetta Gardineer:

    We expect banks to ... report suspicious activity, for instance an unusual and unexplained spike in clearing activity, that doesn't mean that there's actual money laundering, but it shows a deviation in the pattern that should be looked into.

  5. Taylor Gecking:

    One day I hope to add a Ronald McDonald sitting on a bench, but so far it’s been out of the budget. A girl can dream, our whole home is full of things that are a little unusual to decorate with, but my husband and I both believe in surrounding ourselves with things that make us happy.


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