STRANGENESS Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

strangeness

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Recent Examples of strangeness With what seems like little embellishment to real locations (including a genuine culture of female-only caddies sporting bright colors), the movie captures a languid, top-down strangeness. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The strangeness rests on the antique, out-of-time nature of the set dressing, but also in the slightly off color combinations Arnold and his team chose, and in the sense of things being hand-made, injecting the sense of A Presence into the space. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026 The philosophical qualities that define Lindelof’s best work, as well as his stories’ exhilarating strangeness, get lost in the jumble of voices. — Judy Berman, Time, 14 Aug. 2026 According to a report from Business Korea, Pinkfong shared that the single is built around the strangeness of stepping back into public view a decade later, with Baby Shark Boy’s lyrics drawing directly on his experiences. — Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for strangeness

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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

And this column is eternally grateful for his help in getting us through another day of quadrupleheader weirdness and wildness.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
It's long felt like the sci-fi series' extended universe should be embracing that weirdness, rather than trying to replicate the dramatic Skywalker Saga.

— Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of weirdness

Noun

The students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels can feel the program’s uniqueness, too.

— Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
Bass delves into the ease (or difficulty) of loving people in terms anyone could grasp, sanding down the uniqueness of Cyrus’s viewpoint.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of uniqueness

Noun

Premium formats are creating a delta there, which addresses a peculiarity of this — uniform pricing.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
By contrast, modern proponents of the existence of a ninth planet focus their searches further out, looking instead to orbital peculiarities in smaller objects that occupy the distant reaches of the solar system.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of peculiarity

Noun

The singularity and relatedness of a thing are not in conflict but are mutually entwined.

— Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Ongoing industry consolidation was a key talking point, with independent eyewear makers doubling down on consumer-facing initiatives and high-end product to knock home their singularity.

— Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of singularity

Noun

Its strength lies in its capacity to evolve and find new ways to engage with the world around it, generation after generation, while retaining its distinctiveness.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Generally speaking, sports fans don’t bring up United States history when talking about their team’s big game, but that’s the distinctiveness of this rivalry.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of distinctiveness

Noun

The result suggests that the crystal framework has the structural characteristics needed for fast lithium-ion transport.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
Knowing someone's baseline characteristics is not the same as knowing what that person thinks about this decision today.

— Leslie John, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

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