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| Main Entry: | unconventional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very different; odd |
| Synonyms: | atypical, avant-garde, beat, bizarre, crazy, eccentric, far-out*, freakish, free and easy, idiosyncratic, individual, informal, irregular, kinky*, nonconformist, oddball*, off the wall, offbeat, original, out of the ordinary, unceremonious, uncommon, unique, unorthodox, unusual, way-out, weirdo*, anarchistic, freaky, individualistic, kooky, off the beaten track, out in left field, uncustomary |
| Antonyms: | conventional, formal, normal, standard, usual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | advanced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ahead in position, time, manner |
| Synonyms: | avant-garde, breakthrough, excellent, exceptional, extreme, first, foremost, forward, higher, late, leading, liberal, precocious, progressive, radical, state-of-the-art*, unconventional, cutting-edge, leading-edge |
| Antonyms: | after, behind |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dotty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crazy |
| Synonyms: | absurd, daft, demented, disturbed, eccentric, foolish, goofy*, loony*, nuts*, nutty, odd, peculiar, queer, ridiculous, strange, twisted, unconventional, weird, mentally unbalanced |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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, nutty, odd, oddball, off the wall, off-center, offbeat, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, queer, quirky, quizzical, singular, strange, uncommon, unconventional, unnatural, way out, weird, whimsical, wild, kooky, out in left field |
| Antonyms: | boring, common, dull, normal, ordinary, plain, regular, standard, unexciting, usual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | far-out |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unconventional and offbeat |
| Synonyms: | Bohemian, avant-garde, boss*, contemporary, cool*, cool, deep*, deep, excellent, fabulous, fantastic, groovy*, groovy, hip*, hippie, mod, modern, modernistic, neat, nifty, offbeat, out of this world, radical, sensational, strange, super, swell, trendy, unconventional, unorthodox, way-out, weird, wild, wonderful, out in left field, rad, rad, ultamodern, very unconventional |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flaky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | eccentric |
| Synonyms: | crazy, goofy*, haywire, nutty, odd, peculiar, queer, screwy, unconventional, wacky, birdy, half-cracked |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | freakish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abnormal, unusual |
| Synonyms: | aberrant, arbitrary, bizarre, capricious, crazy, erratic, fantastic, far-out, grotesque, malformed, monstrous, odd, outlandish, preternatural, queer, strange, unconventional, wayward, weird, whimsical, wild, freaky, outré, vagarious |
| Antonyms: | common, general, natural, normal, ordinary, standard, usual |
| Main Entry: | gonzo |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bizarre |
| Synonyms: | crazy, far-fetched, insane, odd, strange, unconventional, weird, wild |
| Main Entry: | informal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | casual, simple |
| Synonyms: | breezy, colloquial, congenial, cool*, democratic, easy, easygoing, everyday, extempore, familiar, folksy, frank, free, homey, inconspicuous, intimate, loose, mellow, mixed, motley, natural, open, ordinary, spontaneous, sporty, straightforward, unceremonious, unconventional, unofficial, unrestrained, urbane, down home, free-and-easy, improv, laid back, low-pressure, off-the-cuff, relaxed, throwaway, unconstrained, unfussy, without ceremony |
| Antonyms: | ceremonious, formal, official, rigid, stiff, buttoned-up, dressed-up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lewd |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | vulgar, indecent |
| Synonyms: | X-rated*, bawdy, blue, coarse, erotic, fast*, filthy*, gross*, hard-core*, immodest, immoral, improper, impure, incontinent, indelicate, lascivious, lecherous, libertine, libidinous, licentious, loose*, lustful, naughty, obscene, off-color*, pornographic, profligate, questionable, racy*, rakish, ribald, risqué, salacious, scandalous, scurrilous, shameless, smutty*, suggestive, taboo, unclean, unconventional, vile, wanton, wicked, foul-mouthed, in bad taste, unchaste, unvirtuous |
| Antonyms: | clean, decent, moral |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | offbeat |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strange, very different |
| Synonyms: | bizarre, bohemian*, eccentric, far-out, fresh, idiosyncratic, novel, oddball, uncommon, unconventional, unique, unorthodox, unusual, way-out, weird, freaky, outré |
| Antonyms: | expected, normal, usual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | outlandish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bizarre, strange |
| Synonyms: | alien, awkward, barbaric, barbarous, boorish, clumsy, curious, droll, eccentric, erratic, exotic, extravagant, fantastic, far-out*, foreign, freakish, gauche, graceless, grotesque, kinky*, odd, outrageous, peculiar, preposterous, quaint, queer, ridiculous, rude, singular, tasteless, ultra, unconventional, uncouth, unheard-of*, unorthodox, unusual, weird, whimsical, wild, outré |
| Antonyms: | common, familiar, normal, ordinary, usual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | quirky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | eccentric |
| Synonyms: | bizarre, far out, freakish, idiosyncratic, kinky*, odd, out of the ordinary, outre, peculiar, strange, unconventional, unorthodox, unusual, wacky*, way-out, weird, freaky, in left field, off-the-wall |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | raffish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unmindful of social conventions |
| Synonyms: | bohemian*, careless, casual, coarse, dashing, devil-may-care*, disreputable, fast*, gay, jaunty, rakish, sporty, tasteless, tawdry, unconventional, uncouth, vulgar, wild |
| Antonyms: | proper, behaved, couth |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | screwy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | eccentric |
| Synonyms: | abnormal, batty, bizarre, crazy, daft, dotty, far out, flaky, funky*, irregular, mad, nutty, odd, oddball, off the wall, off-center, offbeat, outlandish, peculiar, queer, quirky, strange, uncommon, unconventional, weird, kooky, out in left field |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unorthodox |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abnormal; other than accepted |
| Synonyms: | beatnik*, crazy*, different, dissident, eccentric, far-out, flaky*, heretical, heterodox, irregular, kinky*, nonconformist, off the beaten path*, sectarian, unconventional, unusual, way-out, weird*, schismatic, uncustomary, unwonted |
| Antonyms: | conventional, normal, orthodox, standard |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unusual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | different |
| Synonyms: | abnormal, amazing, astonishing, atypical, awe-inspiring, awesome, bizarre, conspicuous, curious, distinguished, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary, far-out*, inconceivable, incredible, memorable, noteworthy, odd, out of the ordinary*, outstanding, phenomenal, prodigious, prominent, queer, rare, refreshing, remarkable, significant, singular, special, strange, surprising, uncommon, unconventional, unexpected, unfamiliar, unique, unparalleled, weird*, something else, unwonted |
| Antonyms: | common, familiar, normal, regular, standard, usual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | funky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | offbeat |
| Synonyms: | earthy, fashionable, hip*, modish, unconventional |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | far out |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unusual |
| Synonyms: | Bohemian, avant-garde, contemporary, cool, deep, groovy, hippie, mod, modern, modernistic, off the wall, offbeat, out of this world, radical, ultramodern, unconventional, unorthodox, way out, weird, wild, nonconformist. quirky, rad |
| Antonyms: | conventional |
| Main Entry: | off the wall |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bizarrely unusual |
| Synonyms: | absurd, crazy, curious, daft, different, eccentric, flaky, kinky, nonconforming, nuts, nutty, odd, oddball, off-center, outlandish, peculiar, queer, strange, unconventional, unpredictable, wacky, weird, kooky, not tightly wrapped, out in left field, schizo, schizoid, wigged out |
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