Weird — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Weird (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

1. different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion

   "always has a somewhat weird opinion of what's happening in the news"

   similar: bizarre, bizarro, cranky, crazy, curious, eccentric, erratic, far-out, funky, funny, kinky, kooky, odd, off-kilter, off-the-wall, offbeat, out-of-the-way, outlandish, outré, peculiar, quaint, queer, queerish, quirky, remarkable, rum (chiefly British), screwy, spaced-out, strange, wacky, way-out, weirdo, wild
   related: aberrant, abnormal, addlepated, flaky, extraordinary, fantastic, freak, freakish, freaky, phantasmagoric, phenomenal, atypical, rare, singular, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted, conspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, prominent, salient, striking, atrocious, outrageous, shocking, crotchety, idiosyncratic, nonconformist, nonmainstream, out-there, unconventional, unorthodox, baffling, bewildering, confounding, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling
   near: average, commonplace, everyday, garden, normal, ordinary, prosaic, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, typical, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual, workaday, conformist, conservative, conventional, expected, familiar, knee-jerk, predictable, common, customary, frequent, habitual, regular, wonted

2. fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic

   "weird sounds from the woods just beyond our campsite"

   similar: creepy, eerie, haunting, spookish, spooky, uncanny, unearthly
   related: ghastly, ghostlike, ghostly, ghoulish, spectral, bizarre, curious, odd, outlandish, outré, peculiar, quaint, queerish, quirky, unaccustomed, uncommon, unusual, metaphysical, preternatural, supernatural, enigmatic, inscrutable, mysterious, puzzling, dreadful, fearsome, horrible, horrifying, terrible, terrifying
   near: common, commonplace, everyday, normal, ordinary, prosaic, routine, typical, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual, natural, expected, familiar, predictable

3. having seemingly supernatural qualities or powers

   "a self-styled, contemporary witch, she sells herbal mixtures that she claims are weird potions"

   similar: magic, magical, mystic, numinous, occult
   related: bewitched, enchanted, spellbound, bewitching, charming, conjuring, enchanting, wiling, amazing, astonishing, astounding, awesome, extraordinary, fabulous, marvelous, miraculous, portentous, stunning, stupendous, sublime, wondrous, divining, forecasting, foreknowing, foreseeing, foretelling, fortune-telling, predicting, presaging, prognosticating, prophesying, soothsaying, metaphysical, preternatural, unearthly, paranormal, supernormal
   near: commonplace, everyday, normal, ordinary, prosaic, routine, run-of-the-mill, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual, workaday

4. noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced

   "a weird little plant that we found growing in the garden"

   similar: curious, extraordinary, funny, odd, offbeat, out-of-the-way, peculiar, queer, rare, singular, strange, unaccustomed, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual
   related: bizarre, eccentric, far-out, kooky, oddball, outlandish, outré, way-out, aberrant, abnormal, atypical, exceptional, irregular, newsworthy, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, particular, remarkable, special
   opposite: common, ordinary, plain, usual
   near: unexceptional, expected, predictable, familiar, normal, regular, typical