strange

strange is on the Basic English 850 List.

straight - strange - street

Pronunciation

• enPR: strānj IPA ^(key): /streɪndʒ/
• SAMPA: /streIndZ/

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Adjective

Positive strange

Comparative stranger

Superlative strangest

1. Unusual or odd.
   • Synonyms: odd, unusual, weird and uncommon
   • Antonyms: normal, usual, regular, average, natural, common, standard, ordinary and typical

   My brother is so strange that he can turn his eyelids inside out.

2. unknown.
   • Synonyms: foreign, unfamiliar, alien, unknown, mysterious, different, new, novel and unrecognizable
   • Antonyms: familiar and known

   Gerald saw a strange car parked in his driveway.

Related words

• strangely
• strangeness
• stranger