strange

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. unusual, odd, unfamiliar; queer, fantastic; alien, foreign, extraneous, outlandish, exotic; eccentric, mysterious. See unconformity. Ant., normal, usual, common.

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(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Little known]

Syn. foreign, external, exotic, outside, outlandish, detached, apart, faraway, remote, alien, unexplored, isolated, unrelated, irrelevant; see also unfamiliar 2 , unknown 1 , 2 , 3 , unnatural 1 .

Ant. familiar*, present, close.

2. [Not acquainted]

Syn. ignorant of, without knowledge of, uninformed about, unfamiliar, unheard of, newfangled, new, not versed in, unaccustomed to, novel.

Ant. old*, prevailing, current.

3. [Unusual]

Syn. unusual, peculiar, odd, queer, exceptional, rare, uncommon, outlandish; see also unusual 1 , 2 .

Syn.- strange , the term of broadest application here, refers to that which is unfamiliar, as because of being uncommon, unknown, or New [ a strange voice, idea, device, etc. ] ; peculiar applies either to that which puzzles or to that which has unique qualities [ a peculiar smell, pattern, etc.; behavior peculiar to beavers ] ; odd suggests that which differs from the ordinary or conventional, sometimes to the point of being bizarre [ offended by his odd behavior ] ; queer emphasizes an element of eccentricity, abnormality, or suspicion [ a queer look on her face ] ; quaint suggests an oddness, esp. an antique quality, that is pleasing or appealing [ a quaint costume ] ; outlandish suggests an oddness that is decidedly, often excessively, fantastic or bizarre [ an outlandish remark ]

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

1. foreign alien, exotic, unfamiliar, otherworldly, new, novel, remote, outlandish.

2. unusual weird, peculiar, odd, bizarre, uncommon, unconventional, singular, atypical, queer, outlandish, uncanny, extraordinary, curious, funny, eccentric, *far out.

3. uneasy ill, ill at ease, uncomfortable, odd, peculiar, disoriented, out of place, out of sorts.

4. remote reserved, distant, aloof, reclusive.

ANT.: 1. familiar, everyday, common, native. 2. usual, typical, conventional. 3. normal. 4. friendly, gregarious, sociable

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Deviating from the customary: bizarre, cranky, curious, eccentric, erratic, freakish, idiosyncratic, odd, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, queer, quirky, singular, unnatural, unusual, weird. Slang: kooky, screwball. British Slang: rum, rummy2. See USUAL. 2. Causing puzzlement; perplexing: curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, weird. See USUAL. 3. Of, from, or characteristic of another place or part of the world: alien, exotic, foreign. Archaic: outlandish. See NATIVE.