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adj. VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound, taste | consider sth, find sth, regard sth as, think sth His behaviour was regarded as very strange. ADV. extremely, really, very | a bit, fairly, a little, pretty, quite, rather, somewhat He's quite nice, but a bit strange. PREP. to Their accent was strange to her ears.
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strange
unusual or surprising, especially in a way that is difficult to understand, or that is a little frightening:
• What’s that strange noise downstairs? • That’s strange – I’m sure I left my keys on the table. • a strange old man
funny/odd
especially spoken a little strange and making you feel slightly surprised or worried:
• There’s a funny smell in the kitchen. • It’s odd that you can’t remember him at all.
curious
especially written strange, especially in an interesting way. Curious is a little more formal than strange:
• a curious fact • There’s something rather curious about small-town America. • She remembered curious little details.
mysterious
strange – used about something that people know little about and are unable to explain or understand:
• He had disappeared in mysterious circumstances. • There were reports of mysterious lights in the sky.
eccentric
strange in a way that seems slightly crazy and amusing – used about people and their behaviour:
• He lived completely alone and had some slightly eccentric habits. • an eccentric old lady
peculiar
slightly strange, and different from what you would normally expect – used especially when this is either amusing or worrying:
• She sometimes wears rather peculiar clothes. • He had a peculiar expression on his face.
very strange
weird
very strange or very different from what you are used to:
• I had a weird dream last night. • It’s a weird and wonderful place.
bizarre
extremely strange and different from what is usually considered normal:
• It was a bizarre situation. • Mark’s behaviour was really bizarre.
surreal
extremely strange and unconnected with real life or normal experiences, like something out of a dream:
• His paintings are full of surreal images. • There is something surreal about the climate change talks in Bali. • The plant’s flowers were so big that they seemed almost surreal
uncanny
very strange – used especially about someone having an unusual ability to do something, or looking surprisingly similar to someone:
• She had an uncanny knack (= ability ) of putting her finger right on a problem. • Alice had an uncanny resemblance to Josie. • his uncanny ability to pick racing winners
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