BIZARRE Synonyms: 134 Similar and Opposite Words

Q: How is the word 'bizarre' different from other adjectives like it?

The words fantastic and grotesque are common synonyms of bizarre . While all three words mean "conceived, made, or carried out without adherence to truth or reality," bizarre applies to the sensationally strange and implies violence of contrast or incongruity of combination. // a bizarre medieval castle in the heart of a modern city

Q: When can 'fantastic' be used instead of 'bizarre'?

While the synonyms fantastic and bizarre are close in meaning, fantastic may connote extravagance in conception or ingenuity of decorative invention. // dreamed up fantastic rumors

Q: When might 'grotesque' be a better fit than 'bizarre'?

Although the words grotesque and bizarre have much in common, grotesque may apply to what is conventionally ugly but artistically effective or it may connote ludicrous awkwardness or incongruity often with sinister or tragic overtones. // grotesque statues on the cathedral // though grieving, she made a grotesque attempt at a smile

bizarre

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bə-ˈzär

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as in absurd

conceived or made without regard for reason or reality a bizarre invention that no one could figure out how to use

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as in strange

different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion he gave a bizarre excuse for getting home so late

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How is the word bizarre different from other adjectives like it?

The words fantastic and grotesque are common synonyms of bizarre. While all three words mean "conceived, made, or carried out without adherence to truth or reality," bizarre applies to the sensationally strange and implies violence of contrast or incongruity of combination.

a bizarre medieval castle in the heart of a modern city

When can fantastic be used instead of bizarre?

While the synonyms fantastic and bizarre are close in meaning, fantastic may connote extravagance in conception or ingenuity of decorative invention.

dreamed up fantastic rumors

When might grotesque be a better fit than bizarre?

Although the words grotesque and bizarre have much in common, grotesque may apply to what is conventionally ugly but artistically effective or it may connote ludicrous awkwardness or incongruity often with sinister or tragic overtones.

grotesque statues on the cathedral

though grieving, she made a grotesque attempt at a smile

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Recent Examples of bizarre The motorcycle world tosses out its fair share of surprises: A modular 2WD electric, a 2WD electric with a 250-mile (400 km) range that was built by Swiss university students, a bizarre 2WD with 2-wheel steering, and a Russian foldable fat-tire 2WD agricultural bike. —

New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2024 One of the doc's interviewees points out the bizarre historical parallel that Priscilla Presley once left Elvis for his karate instructor, Mike Stone. —

Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024 Greenlaw has put in two weeks of practice and months of rehabilitation to recover from an injury that happened in bizarre fashion. —

Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024 The bizarre case unfolded in Graz, Austria, but made international headlines after German newspaper Bild covered the story on Friday. —

Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bizarre

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But the series, like the film, shows that vampires are also multidimensional — vulnerable, emotional, funny, absurd — and completely out of place in the modern world.

Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Photo: Their lives often appear dramatic and borderline absurd.

Daisy Jones, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2024