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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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