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

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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

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1. unusual

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

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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

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1. outlandishadjective

   Submitted by Providence on July 15, 2023  

2. queerly

   Submitted by anonymous on December 26, 2019  

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1. unusualadjective

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

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1. unusualadjective

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "unusual":

   uncommon, rare, abnormal, extraordinary, exceptional, strange, uncharacteristic, anomalous, odd, unfamiliar, atypical

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How to use unusual in a sentence?

1. Nora El-Khouri Spencer '':

   My vision is that one day we( won't) think it's unusual for Nora El-Khouri Spencer to be working in this industry, that women( will be) doing this work, making these good wages, and creating better lives for themselves.

2. Colin Allred:

   We just know that she's been held now for three weeks without official government access to her, which really is unusual and extremely concerning.

3. Martin Sheil:

   It’s unusual to have interest in round numbers – very rare, an auditor would want to see payments, loan agreements and interest rates.

4. Craig Breslau:

   It is unusual to see some of these firms un-hedged, but it shows they think they have the financial wherewithal to handle the environment.

5. Colin Cieszynski:

   Basically for Canada, we're seeing stocks dropping back pretty much in tandem with the pullback in U.S. stocks today ... It's not unusual to rally up to something like that and then pull back as people decide to take profits.