Synonyms and antonyms of Unusual in a strange way in British Thesaurus

strange (adjective)

unusual or unexpected, especially in a way that surprises or worries you

funny (adjective)

strange, or unusual

weird (adjective)

strange and unusual, sometimes in a way that upsets you

unreal (adjective)

extremely unusual in a way that does not seem to be part of the normal world in which you live

idiosyncratic (adjective)

idiosyncratic tendencies are unusual or strange, and not shared by other people

incongruous (adjective)

strange because of being very different to other things which happen or exist in the same situation

surreal (adjective)

something surreal is so strange that you cannot believe it is real

outlandish (adjective)

extremely strange and unusual

eccentric (adjective)

used about actions, decisions, or things that people make that are strange or unusual

edgy (adjective)

music, films, books etc that are edgy are strange in a way that is interesting or exciting

Alice in Wonderland (adjective)

used for talking about a strange situation, in which everything seems to be the opposite of what normally happens

bizarre (adjective)

strange and difficult to explain

bizarrely (adverb)

in a strange way that is difficult to explain

bizarrely (adverb)

used for emphasizing that you think something is strange

cranky (adjective)

informal strange or unusual

damnedest (adjective)

old-fashioned most strange or surprising

discordant (adjective)

not matching other things and therefore strange or unpleasant

dreamlike (adjective)

strange, like the things that you experience in dreams

extraordinarily (adverb)

in a way that seems strange or unusual

fantastic (adjective)

mainly literary strange or imaginary

fantastically (adverb)

in an unusual or strange way

far-out (adjective)

informal very strange

foreign (adjective)

not typical of something or someone and therefore not expected or familiar

funnily (adverb)

in a strange or unusual way

the funny thing is ()

used for saying you think something is strange

(going) down the rabbit hole ()

used for referring to a situation that is strange, confusing, or illogical, and often hard to escape from

improbable (adjective)

strange and unexpected

it’s a funny old world/game ()

used for saying that strange or unfair things sometimes happen

it’s/that’s funny ()

used for saying that a situation seems strange

like a dream ()

very strange, like the things that happen in dreams

off (adjective)

strange, or unusual

off kilter ()

slightly strange or crazy, or not right in some way

off-the-wall (adjective)

strange, often in a funny or interesting way

outré (adjective)

formal extremely unusual and strange

paradoxical (adjective)

strange because of being the opposite of what you expect

paradoxically (adverb)

used for saying that something is strange because it is the opposite of what you expect

peculiar (adjective)

strange, often in an unpleasant way

peculiarly (adverb)

in a strange or unusual way

preternatural (adjective)

formal extremely strange and often involving abilities or qualities that people do not normally have

Pythonesque (adjective)

strange and funny, like a person or situation in the 1970s British television programme Monty Python’s Flying Circus

queer (adjective)

old-fashioned strange

quirky (adjective)

slightly strange

rum (adjective)

Britishinformal old-fashioned strange

screwy (adjective)

informal strange, or unusual. This word is sometimes used in an insulting way.

singular (adjective)

mainly literary noticeable because of being strange or unusual

strange (adjective)

used about someone whose behaviour is unusual

strange (adverb)

in an unusual way

strangely (adverb)

in an unusual way

strangely (adverb)

used for saying that something is surprising or unusual

surrealistic (adjective)

used about things that seem very strange because they combine images or ideas that are not usually related

there’s no accounting for taste (mainly spoken)

mainly spoken used for saying that you think what someone likes is strange

uncanny (adjective)

strange and mysterious

unnaturally (adverb)

in a way that seems strange or not normal

unworldly (adjective)

slightly strange or unusual

way-out (adjective)

informal very strange or unusual

whimsical (adjective)

slightly strange or old-fashioned

zany (adjective)

informal strange or unusual in a funny way