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strange
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- pronunciation:
- streInj
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
stranger, strangest |
| definition 1: |
unusual; odd; peculiar.
He draws strange pictures.The strange behavior of the fox led us to believe that it had rabies.- synonyms:
- curious, eccentric, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, unusual, weird
- antonyms:
- normal, ordinary, typical, usual
- similar words:
- abnormal, alien, fantastic
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| definition 2: |
not known or familiar.
He likes to visit strange countries.I didn't want to go to a strange new school.- synonyms:
- foreign, unfamiliar, unknown
- antonyms:
- familiar
- similar words:
- alien, exotic, new, novel
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| related words: |
eerie, extraordinary, uncanny |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
stranger, strangest |
| definition: |
in a strange or unusual manner.
He talks strange.- synonyms:
- oddly, peculiarly, unusually
- antonyms:
- normally
- similar words:
- queerly
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| derivations: |
strangely (adv.), strangeness (n.) |
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