bizarro

adjective

bi·​zar·​ro bə-ˈzär-ō 

: characterized by a bizarre, fantastic, or unconventional approach

bizarro noun

Synonyms

• bizarre
• cranky
• crazy
• curious
• eccentric
• erratic
• far-out
• funky
• funny
• kinky
• kooky
• kookie
• odd
• off-kilter
• off-the-wall
• offbeat
• out-of-the-way
• outlandish
• outré
• peculiar
• quaint
• queer
• queerish
• quirky
• remarkable
• rum [chiefly British]
• screwy
• spaced-out
• strange
• wacky
• whacky
• way-out
• weird
• weirdo
• wild

Examples of bizarro in a Sentence

the cat was acting pretty bizarro this morning, and I'm worried about him

a bizarro comedy that earned a cult following

Recent Examples on the Web

In her hands, the film gets bizarro and gory without ever being offputting. —Photo: Courtesy Of Mgm., refinery29.com, 23 Dec. 2024

Some of these actors are taking on meaty, episode-shifting roles, and others are just playing bizarro versions of themselves in a cheeky cameo. —Joe Reid, Vulture, 6 July 2024

There’s a really great opportunity, narratively, to have an almost bizarro version of that Sonic origin story. —Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024

Of course, this somehow managed to just further inflame the growing culture war in the dairy aisle, as raw milk has steadily become a bizarro totem for a coalition that spans the conservative to the crunchy. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

extension of bizarre entry 1, probably after Bizarro, grotesque duplicate of Superman in the Superman comic-book series who inhabits a "bizarro world"

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above