STRANGENESS Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

strangeness

noun

Definition of strangeness

as in bizarreness

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

as in weirdness

Related Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of strangeness At the center of this indifferent strangeness, Kirsten Dunst gives her best performance in the series, as Mary Jane falls from Broadway heights to lounge-singing lows. — Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Aug. 2026 But unlike the best of Ferrell’s earlier roles, Hawkins’s eccentricities feel like surface-level strangeness, connected to nothing surprising or soulful underneath. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 16 July 2026 The result is a book whose strangeness can only be experienced, not expressed. — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026 The strangeness of the occasion, and the wild atmosphere provoked by something Wimbledon had never seen before, was a fitting environment for statistically the most unlikely champion in the tournament’s history. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 12 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for strangeness

Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangeness

Noun

The bizarreness didn’t stop there.

— Lynette Rice, Deadline, 9 June 2026
Roots are produced from the base of the bulb, but in an odd twist of botanical bizarreness, the roots are produced toward the end of the bloom time.

— Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025

Definition of bizarreness

Noun

The Greatest Robot Anime Is Back With Something to Prove The new Mobile Suit Gundam movie is mad as hell and relishes in the franchise’s intoxicating weirdness.

— Britina Cheng, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
The risk, of course, is that weirdness becomes just another aesthetic.

— Steven Weill, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of weirdness

Noun

Every last member of the Chiefs’ offensive line is familiar with Benson’s, well, unfamiliarity with a starting job in their first NFL training camp.

— Sam McDowell August 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
The reasons are many, ranging from the slow adoption of new medical technologies, to many urologists’ unfamiliarity with interpreting MRI scans, to the loss of income from doing fewer biopsies.

— Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of unfamiliarity

Noun

And that’s largely because of how well the game leans into the uniqueness of the Star Wars universe, using its source material in nearly every narrative beat and gameplay mechanic.

— Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Just as uniformity is a virtue of a product, so uniqueness is a virtue of a service.

— Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of uniqueness

Noun

The English Understand Wool is skillful, funny, and exposes, through twists and turns, the quirks and peculiarities of the privileged, of celebrity, and the publishing world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Our readers from all around the world may not be familiar with the peculiarities of British politics or your political platform.

— Richard Hall, Time, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of peculiarity

Noun

In short, Hinduism itself is steeped in the manifold nature of the divine, as well as its singularity.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
In February, Patrick Collison told TBPN there was a reasonable chance Q1 2026 would be remembered as the first quarter of the singularity, adding that in hindsight the claim might look completely delusional.

— Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of singularity

Noun

The key lesson for personal branding is to embrace distinctiveness, substance, and a unique voice, rather than conforming to generic professionalism.

— William Arruda, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
America is the ultimate answer to the pogrom, and to the emancipation Europe offered on the condition of relinquishing Jewish ethnic and cultural distinctiveness.

— Rory Lancman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of distinctiveness

Noun

Historically, the Grand Sport has borrowed its design characteristics from the range-topping Z06, and that’s no different this time around.

— Jerry Perez, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026
This potentially allows the same aircraft platform to undertake different types of strike missions while carrying weapons configured for different target characteristics.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of characteristic

Browse Nearby Words

strangely

strangeness

stranger

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Strangeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangeness. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of strangeness

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster on strangeness

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

matriculate

Popular in Grammar & Usage

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

A List of Most Commonly Confused Words

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Popular in Wordplay

The Longest Long Words List

Stay Woke

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Words of the Week - Sept. 4

Popular

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

The Longest Long Words List

Stay Woke

Games & Quizzes