English adjective: strange | |||
1. | strange being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird | ||
Samples | A strange exaltation that was indefinable. A strange fantastical mind. What a strange sense of humor she has. | ||
Synonyms | unusual | ||
Similar | antic, crazy, curious, eerie, eery, exotic, fantastic, fantastical, freaky, funny, gothic, grotesque, odd, oddish, other, peculiar, quaint, quaint, queer, rum, rummy, singular, weird | ||
Antonyms | familiar | ||
2. | strange not known before | ||
Samples | Used many strange words. Saw many strange faces in the crowd. Don't let anyone unknown into the house. | ||
Synonyms | unknown | ||
Similar | unfamiliar | ||
Antonyms | familiar | ||
3. | strange relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world | ||
Samples | Foreign nations. A foreign accent. On business in a foreign city. | ||
Synonyms | foreign | ||
Similar | adventive, alien, established, exotic, foreign-born, imported, naturalized, nonnative, nonnative, tramontane, unnaturalised, unnaturalized | ||
Attribute | curiousness, foreignness, strangeness, strangeness, unfamiliarity | ||
Antonyms | native | ||