WEIRDO Synonyms: 144 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of weirdo

as in weird

different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion he saw some weirdo lights in the sky and immediately concluded that it had to be a UFO

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weirdo

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noun

ˈwir-(ˌ)dō

as in eccentric

a person of odd or whimsical habits one of those weirdos that the rest of the town always seemed to be talking about

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Recent Examples of weirdo

Adjective

André 3000, largely thanks to experiments in dress, is often considered the weirdo wild card, and Big Boi the straight man. — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 Give me this kind of weirdo interpretation over yet-another-stuffy-period-piece any day! — Drew Broussard, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026

Noun

James Gunn’s third and final Marvel movie is the rare finale to actually feel like a finale, an ambitious trilogy-ender that says goodbye to the galaxy’s favorite space weirdos. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 But while Kozue is a genuine, unapologetic weirdo, the film that is constructed around her soon betrays a less imaginative, more normative impulse — so much so that this coming-of-age story ultimately leaves a bitter taste. — Elena Lazic, Variety, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for weirdo

Recent Examples of Synonyms for weirdo

Adjective

Undoubtedly, a stack of crazy, low-IQ and weird lies will follow.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026
The Sagittarius Moon opposes Uranus, and a schedule change, weird mood, or surprise request could throw off your rhythm.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of weird

Noun

The public reckonings with these figures’ legacies—the troubled former child star gone too soon, the beloved icon, the cult favorite, the complicated eccentric—have come in a cascade.

— Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Make sure to practice a full range of motion with these and emphasize the eccentric (the way down) part of the movement for maximal time under tension and muscle-building stimulus.

— Jakob Roze, HEALTH, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of eccentric

Adjective

But at the center of this story is a man named Michael Organ who turns out to be a bizarre, seemingly dangerous conman.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026
Aside from spreading fear and anxiety through the agricultural labor force — which might be the point, if the hope is many will self-deport — the surge is having some other bizarre and probably unintended consequences.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of bizarre

Noun

Earlier versions looked unnaturally green, while the team also considered how the character’s skin would react to different lighting.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Coleman said each design has its own distinct character and can be styled individually, either as a subtle everyday detail or a sculptural statement.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of character

Noun

People who see ghosts tend to see the same ghost wafting down the same staircase, but none of the characters populating Leo’s wacko hallucinations have returned for a repeat perfor-mance.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
This wacko crew was one of the greatest things in the history of television.

— Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025

Definition of wacko

Adjective

Underneath the celebrity and the tabloid headlines is someone who’s vulnerable, funny and desperately trying to hold her life together.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
The book’s humor is sharp and merciless, akin to that of a standup comedy show, and yet the things described are far from funny.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of funny

Noun

Brecht once observed that Seghers thrived on the depiction of oddballs and loners.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
When Artificial does go wide, audiences may be most surprised to find out that the true lead of Artificial isn’t Garfield’s ambitious Altman but Borisov’s brilliant, sweet oddball Ilya Sutskever.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026

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