as in freak
informal
strange or unusual
a horror movie about a freaky town full of ghosts
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Recent Examples of freaky
The quirky ensemble was equal parts fun and freaky—the true making of a stellar (and memorable) red carpet look, right down to his choice of a sculptural tiered red bag.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2025
Underpinning both of the characters’ behavior is their fundamental unease at death’s randomness; that’s the freaky truth that Perkins knows is enough to keep viewers hooked, even as things go hilariously askew.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
The 6-3, 208-pounder from Los Angeles put up some freaky numbers during the training program last offseason at Notre Dame, vertical-jumping 41 1/2 inches and broad-jumping 10-11 1/2.
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—Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
One part horror, one part science fiction and one part fantasy, this is a refreshingly freaky entry in the overworn category of vampire fiction.
—M.l. Rio, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2025
Underpinning both of the characters’ behavior is their fundamental unease at death’s randomness; that’s the freaky truth that Perkins knows is enough to keep viewers hooked, even as things go hilariously askew.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
The 6-3, 208-pounder from Los Angeles put up some freaky numbers during the training program last offseason at Notre Dame, vertical-jumping 41 1/2 inches and broad-jumping 10-11 1/2.
19.
—Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
One part horror, one part science fiction and one part fantasy, this is a refreshingly freaky entry in the overworn category of vampire fiction.
—M.l. Rio, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freaky
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The injury came in freak fashion when running to the second level to deliver a block on a linebacker.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
19 Oct. 2022
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Officials in Kansas say a man has died after he was shot by his dog in a freak hunting accident.—
Abigail Adams,
Peoplemag,
24 Jan. 2023
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Gargantuan, weird outcomes can start small in the tech world, and often innocently.—
Jaron Lanier,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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The trendy beauty treatment is all the rage on TikTok, and it’s garnered tons of attention for being a weird way to reap anti-aging benefits.—
Kleigh Balugo,
StyleCaster,
21 Mar. 2025
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Sure, the plot’s kind of a mess, but warrior Alice is an empowering turn while Johnny Depp’s Mad Hatter and Helena Bonham Carter’s big-headed Red Queen are splendidly strange.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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The movie business and the television business are strange.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The movie, based on the video game of the same name, centers around four misfits who are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2025
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But their work didn’t rule out the possibility of bizarre algorithms that could somehow use the same piece of memory for storage and calculations simultaneously—the computing equivalent of using a page filled with important notes as scratch paper.—
Ben Brubaker,
Wired News,
30 Mar. 2025
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What happened was that all of this comedy spoken in Kansai-ben was understood nationwide as being funny.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Everyone thought this was very funny, including, to her credit, Kate.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Jackson and the Ravens had been fantastic in the AFC North thus far, and that is in large part due to how the MVP has played throughout his career.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Bowie produced the original songs for the fantastic film, and also starred as the villain.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Chargers' Jim Harbaugh gives his thoughts on controversial 'tush push' The veteran head coach currently views the Philadelphia Eagles' famed play as simply football, but is curious to see how a rule change vote goes on it.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Next, encourage team members to be curious about different perspectives, dive into data and stories, consider multiple categories of the problem, and clarify the objectives.—
Chris Williams,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Tauruses will go crazy for something chic, functional, and soft to the touch.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
9 Feb. 2023
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Before getting into the chaos of episode 5, that episode 4 cliff hanger was crazy.—
Calie Schepp,
EW.com,
6 Feb. 2023
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“Freaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freaky. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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