| 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, something else, special, strange, surprising, uncommon, unconventional, unexpected, unfamiliar, unique, unparalleled, unwonted, weird* |
Antonyms: |
common, familiar, normal, regular, standard, usual |
| Main Entry: | aberrant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not normal; varying from the usual |
Synonyms: |
abnormal, atypical, bizarre, deviant, different, flaky*, mental*, nonstandard, odd, off-base, off-color, out of line, peculiar, psycho, strange, unusual, weird |
Antonyms: |
normal, same, true |
| Main Entry: | abnormal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | different from standard or norm |
Synonyms: |
aberrant, anomalistic, anomalous, atypical, bizarre, curious, deviant, deviate, deviating, divergent, eccentric, exceptional, extraordinary, fantastic, funny, grody, gross, heteroclite, heterodox, heteromorphic, irregular, odd, off-base, off-color, out of line, peculiar, preternatural, queer, screwy, spastic, strange, uncommon, unexpected, unnatural, unorthodox, unusual, weird |
| Notes: | abnormal means 'not normal, different from normal' while subnormal means 'below normal' |
Antonyms: |
customary, normal, standard, straight, usual |
| Main Entry: | alien |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | foreign |
Synonyms: |
conflicting, contrary, estranged, exotic, extraneous, extrinsic, inappropriate, incompatible, incongruous, opposed, remote, separate, unusual |
Antonyms: |
akin, appropriate, native, proper |
| Main Entry: | anomalous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deviating from normal, usual |
Synonyms: |
aberrant, abnormal, atypical, bizarre, divergent, eccentric, exceptional, foreign, heteroclite, incongruous, inconsistent, irregular, odd, peculiar, preternatural, prodigious, rare, strange, unnatural, unorthodox, unrepresentative, untypical, unusual |
Antonyms: |
conforming, normal, regular, standard, usual |
| Main Entry: | bizarre |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strange, wild |
Synonyms: |
bugged out, camp*, comical, curious, eccentric, extraordinary, fantastic, far-out, freakish, grody, grotesque, kooky, ludicrous, odd, oddball, off the wall, offbeat, outlandish, outré, peculiar, queer, ridiculous, singular, unusual, way-out, weird |
Antonyms: |
normal, reasonable, usual |
| Main Entry: | choice |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | best, superior |
Synonyms: |
10, 24-karat, A-1, elect, elite, excellent, exceptional, exclusive, exquisite, fine, first-class, hand-picked, nice, popular, precious, preferential, preferred, prime, prize, rare, select, solid gold, special, top-drawer, uncommon, unusual, valuable, winner |
Antonyms: |
inferior, poor, sad, worst |
| Main Entry: | colorful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | full of life, interesting |
Synonyms: |
brave, characterful, distinctive, flaky*, gay, glamorous, graphic, jazzy, lively, picturesque, rich, stimulating, unusual, vivid |
Antonyms: |
boring, dull, lifeless, plain, uninteresting |
| Main Entry: | crotchety |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irritable, often due to old age |
Synonyms: |
awkward, bad-tempered, bearish, cantankerous, contrary, crabby, cranky, cross, cross-grained, crusty, curmudgeonly, difficult, disagreeable, eccentric, fractious, grouchy, grumpy, irritable, obstinate, obstreperous, odd, ornery*, peevish, queer, surly, testy, unusual, vinegary, waspish, waspy |
Antonyms: |
cheerful, happy, pleasant |
| 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 |