| Main Entry: | out of the ordinary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not usual |
Synonyms: |
bizarre, exceptional, incredible, notable, odd, off the beaten track, offbeat, one of a kind, out of this world, special, strange, uncommon, unheard of, unique, unusual, wonderful |
| Main Entry: | different |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | separate, distinct |
Synonyms: |
another, another story, atypical, bizarre, discrete, diverse, especial, express, extraordinary, individual, novel, original, other, out of the ordinary, particular, peculiar, rare, several, singular, something else, special, specialized, specific, startling, strange, uncommon, unconventional, unique, unusual, various |
Antonyms: |
conventional, correspondent, harmonious, normal, same, standard, unified, united |
| Main Entry: | extraordinary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strange and wonderful |
Synonyms: |
amazing, bizarre, boss*, curious, exceptional, fab, fantastic, flash*, gnarly, heavy*, inconceivable, incredible, marvelous, odd, off beaten path, out of the ordinary, outstanding, particular, peculiar, phenomenal, rare, remarkable, singular, special, strange, stupendous, surprising, terrific, uncommon, unfamiliar, unheard-of, unimaginable, unique, unprecedented, unthinkable, unusual, unwonted, weird, wicked* |
Antonyms: |
common, commonplace, customary, familiar, normal, ordinary, unextraordinary, unsurprising, usual |
| Main Entry: | odd/oddball |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unusual, abnormal |
Synonyms: |
atypical, avant-garde, bizarre, character, crazy, curious, deviant, different, eccentric, erratic, exceptional, extraordinary, fantastic, flaky*, freak*, freakish, freaky, funny, idiosyncratic, irregular, kinky*, kooky, off-the-wall, offbeat, out of the ordinary, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, queer, rare, remarkable, singular, spacey, strange, uncanny, uncommon, unconventional, unique, way out, weird, weirdo*, whimsical |
Antonyms: |
common, conventional, habitual, normal, ordinary, regular, standard, usual |
| Main Entry: | quirky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | eccentric |
Synonyms: |
bizarre, far out, freakish, freaky, idiosyncratic, in left field, kinky*, odd, off-the-wall, out of the ordinary, outre, peculiar, strange, unconventional, unorthodox, unusual, wacky*, way-out, weird |
| Notes: | quirky means strikingly unconventional or given to idiosyncrasies; kinky means showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes - or in small tight curls |
Antonyms: |
conventional |
| Main Entry: | rare |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exceptional, infrequent |
Synonyms: |
attenuate, attenuated, deficient, extraordinary, few, few and far between, flimsy, inconceivable, isolated, light, limited, occasional, out of the ordinary, rarefied, recherché, scanty, scarce, scattered, seldom, semioccasional, short, singular, sparse, sporadic, strange, subtile, subtle, tenuous, thin, uncommon, unfrequent, unheard of, unimaginable, unique, unlikely, unthinkable, unusual, unwonted |
Antonyms: |
common, frequent, regular, typical, usual |
| Main Entry: | special |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | distinguished, distinctive; important in own way |
Synonyms: |
appropriate, best, certain, characteristic, chief, choice, defined, definite, designated, determinate, different, earmarked, especial, exceptional, exclusive, express, extraordinary, festive, first, gala, individual, limited, main, major, marked, memorable, momentous, out of the ordinary, particular, peculiar, personal, primary, proper, rare, red-letter, reserved, restricted, select, set, significant, smashing, sole, specialized, specific, uncommon, unique, unreal*, unusual |
Antonyms: |
common, commonplace, indistinctive, normal, ordinary, undistinguished, unimportant, usual |
| Main Entry: | striking |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extraordinary; beautiful |
Synonyms: |
arresting, arrestive, astonishing, attractive, bizarre, charming, cogent, commanding, compelling, confounding, conspicuous, dazzling, distinguished, dynamite, electrifying, eye-catching, fascinating, forceful, forcible, handsome, impressive, jazzy, lofty, marked, memorable, noteworthy, noticeable, out of the ordinary, outstanding, powerful, prominent, remarkable, salient, showy, signal, singular, staggering, startling, stunning, surprising, telling, unusual, wonderful, wondrous |
Antonyms: |
homely, horrifying, ugly, unimpressive |
| Main Entry: | unaccustomed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | new, strange |
Synonyms: |
alien, altered, bizarre, different, eccentric, exceptional, exotic, foreign, imported, novel, out of the ordinary, outlandish, quaint, remarkable, singular, special, surprising, uncommon, unconventional, uncustomary, unexpected, unfamiliar, unknown, unorthodox, unprecedented, unusual, unwonted, variant |
Antonyms: |
customary, normal, usual |
| Main Entry: | uncommon |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very different |
Synonyms: |
aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, arcane, bizarre, curious, eccentric, egregious, exceptional, exotic, extraordinary, extreme, fantastic, few, freakish, infrequent, irregular, nondescript, noteworthy, novel, odd, original, out of the ordinary, out of the way, outré, peculiar, prodigious, queer, rare, remarkable, scarce, seldom, singular, sporadic, startling, strange, surprising, unaccustomed, unconventional, uncustomary, unfamiliar, unheard of, unique, unorthodox, unusual, weird |
Antonyms: |
common, familiar, normal, regular, usual |