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strange

[streynj] / streɪndʒ /
ADJECTIVE
deviating, unfamiliar
Synonyms
STRONGEST
astonishing bizarre curious different extraordinary fantastic funny new odd offbeat outlandish peculiar rare remarkable unusual weird wonderful
STRONG
eldritch
WEAK
aberrant abnormal astounding atypical eccentric erratic exceptional far-out idiosyncratic ignorant inexperienced irregular marvelous mystifying newfangled oddball off out-of-the-way perplexing quaint singular unaccountable unaccustomed uncanny uncommon unheard of unseasoned
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bad common commonplace conventional customary expected familiar like normal ordinary poor regular similar standard typical usual
WEAK
native
ADJECTIVE
exotic, foreign
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alien awkward new romantic unfamiliar
WEAK
apart detached external faraway irrelevant isolated lost novel out of place outside remote romanesque unexplored unknown unrelated untried
Antonyms
STRONGEST
usual
WEAK
common familiar native normal regular standard

Example Sentences

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"Being top throughout has brought a strange sort of comfort in a way, we've never been chasing or anything like that," Saints fan and Dogger Saints podcaster, Danny Williams told BBC Scotland.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Our man in Istanbul has some strange views for an American envoy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

It is strange to argue that an officer has used more or less force simply by announcing the force they’re about to inflict.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

But that’s not convincing either, and only partly because Carney, a former governor of the Bank of England, is a deeply strange choice as leader of the global democratic resistance.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

“The boy is probably only frightened, alone in a strange country. He probably bought it to protect himself.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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