| 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: | capricious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | given to sudden behavior change |
Synonyms: |
any way the wind blows, arbitrary, blowing hot and cold, careless, changeful, contrary, crotchety, effervescent, erratic, every which way, fanciful, fickle, fitful, flaky*, flighty, freakish, gaga, helter-skelter, humorsome, impulsive, inconstant, kinky*, lubricious, mercurial, moody, mutable, notional, odd, picky*, punchy, queer, quirky, temperamental, ticklish, unpredictable, unreasonable, unstable, up and down, vagarious, variable, volatile, wayward, whimsical, yo-yo |
Antonyms: |
constant, dependable, sensible, staid, steadfast, steady |
| Main Entry: | eccentric |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bizarre, unusual |
Synonyms: |
aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, beat*, bent*, bizarre, capricious, characteristic, cockeyed, crazy, curious, droll, erratic, far out, flaky, freak, freakish, funky*, funny, idiosyncratic, irregular, kooky, nutty, odd, oddball, off the wall, off-center, offbeat, out in left field, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, queer, quirky, quizzical, singular, strange, uncommon, unconventional, unnatural, way out, weird, whimsical, wild |
Antonyms: |
boring, common, dull, normal, ordinary, plain, regular, standard, unexciting, usual |
| Main Entry: | irregular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abnormal, peculiar |
Synonyms: |
aberrant, anomalous, atypical, capricious, deviant, different, disorderly, divergent, eccentric, exceptional, extraordinary, immoderate, improper, inappropriate, inordinate, odd, off-key, queer, quirky, singular, strange, unconventional, unique, unnatural, unofficial, unorthodox, unsuitable, unusual |
Antonyms: |
common, conventional, normal, standard, usual |
| Main Entry: | kinky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bizarre, perverted |
Synonyms: |
degenerated, depraved, deviant, eccentric, far-out, licentious, odd, outlandish, outre, peculiar, queer, quirky, sick, strange, unconventional, unnatural, unusual, warped, 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: |
clean, decent, ethical, normal, unperverted, usual |
| Main Entry: | screwy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | eccentric |
Synonyms: |
abnormal, batty, bizarre, crazy, daft, dotty, far out, flaky, funky*, irregular, kooky, mad, nutty, odd, oddball, off the wall, off-center, offbeat, out in left field, outlandish, peculiar, queer, quirky, strange, uncommon, unconventional, weird |
| Main Entry: | spacey/spacy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | eccentric |
Synonyms: |
beat*, bizarre, crazy, dizzy, erratic, far out, flaky, flighty, freakish, kooky, nutty, odd, oddball, off the wall, off-center, offbeat, out in left field, out to lunch, peculiar, quirky, spaced out, strange, way out, weird |
| Main Entry: | tricky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | complicated, difficult |
Synonyms: |
catchy, complex, critical, delicate, intricate, involved, knotty, perplexing, precarious, problematic, quirky, risky, rocky, sensitive, sticky, thorny, ticklish, touch-and-go, touchy, undependable, unstable |
Antonyms: |
easy, uncomplicated |
| Main Entry: | unreasonable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not logical or sensible |
Synonyms: |
absurd, all wet, arbitrary, biased, capricious, contradictory, erratic, fallacious, far-fetched, foolish, full of hot air, headstrong, illogical, incoherent, incongruous, inconsequential, inconsistent, invalid, irrational, loose, mad, nonsensical, off the wall, opinionated, preposterous, quirky, reasonless, senseless, silly, stupid, thoughtless, unreasoned, vacant, wrong |
Antonyms: |
logical, practical, pragmatic, realistic, reasonable, sensible |
| Main Entry: | idiosyncratic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | peculiar |
Synonyms: |
distinctive, personal, quirky |