| Main Entry: | unconventional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very different; odd |
Synonyms: |
anarchistic, atypical, avant-garde, beat, bizarre, crazy, eccentric, far-out, freakish, freaky, free and easy, idiosyncratic, individual, individualistic, informal, irregular, kinky*, kooky, nonconformist, oddball, off the beaten track, off the wall, offbeat, original, out in left field, out of the ordinary, unceremonious, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unorthodox, unusual, way-out, weirdo* |
Antonyms: |
conventional, formal, normal, standard, usual |
| Main Entry: | advanced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ahead in position, time, manner |
Synonyms: |
avant-garde, breakthrough, cutting-edge, excellent, exceptional, extreme, first, foremost, forward, higher, late, leading, leading-edge, liberal, precocious, progressive, radical, state-of-the-art*, unconventional |
Antonyms: |
after, behind |
| Main Entry: | curious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very odd |
Synonyms: |
bizarre, exotic, extraordinary, marvelous, mysterious, novel, oddball, peculiar, puzzling, quaint, queer, rare, remarkable, singular, strange, unconventional, unexpected, unique, unorthodox, unusual, weird, wonderful |
Antonyms: |
average, normal, ordinary, usual |
| 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: | dotty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crazy |
Synonyms: |
absurd, daft, demented, disturbed, eccentric, foolish, goofy*, loony, mentally unbalanced, nuts, nutty, odd, peculiar, queer, ridiculous, strange, twisted, unconventional, weird |
| 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: | extreme |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beyond reason and convention |
Synonyms: |
absolute, desperate, dire, downright, drastic, egregious, exaggerated, exceptional, excessive, extraordinary, extravagant, fabulous, fanatical, flagrant, gross, harsh, immoderate, improper, imprudent, inordinate, intemperate, irrational, nonsensical, out of proportion, out-and-out, outrageous, overkill, preposterous, rabid, radical, remarkable, rigid, severe, sheer, stern, strict, thorough, unbending, uncommon, uncompromising, unconventional, unreasonable, unseemly, unusual, utter, zealous |
Antonyms: |
mild, moderate |
| 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 in left field, out of this world, rad, rad, radical, sensational, strange, super, swell, trendy, ultamodern, unconventional, unorthodox, very unconventional, way-out, weird, wild, wonderful |
| Main Entry: | flaky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | eccentric |
Synonyms: |
birdy, crazy, goofy*, half-cracked, haywire, nutty, odd, peculiar, queer, screwy, unconventional, wacky |
| Main Entry: | freakish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abnormal, unusual |
Synonyms: |
aberrant, arbitrary, bizarre, capricious, crazy, erratic, fantastic, far-out, freaky, grotesque, malformed, monstrous, odd, outlandish, outré, preternatural, queer, strange, unconventional, vagarious, wayward, weird, whimsical, wild |
Antonyms: |
common, general, natural, normal, ordinary, standard, usual |