WAY-OUT Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

way-out

adjective

ˈwā-ˈau̇t

Definition of way-out

as in bizarre

different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion some new and way-out suggestions for naming the baby

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Recent Examples of way-out But in the 1950s, Detroit was still about blue-skying massive, gas-swigging machines and way-out concept cars. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026 Motel Destino is another way-out-there movie. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Nov. 2025 Suddenly, after months of sameness, way-out Pluto makes a move, ending its latest retrograde and turning direct! — Jennifer Culp, Them, 4 Oct. 2024

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But, pounded thin, breaded, and fried, served under lashings of sweet-sharp blackberry sauce, with a confetti of whole blackberries and leaves of mint, the lamb version was brilliant and bizarre, a symphony of strong-willed flavors.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
There was such a bizarre synergy between that film and being the same namesake as this doll.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of bizarre

Adjective

The small army at Kostabi World turned out images of featureless characters moving through strange, otherworldly scenes, caught between intimacy, alienation, and the discomfort of contemporary life.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
The first bit of growth might be especially strange-looking, says Sutcliffe.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of strange

Adjective

Small Prophets This tiny, pleasantly odd British comedy from the creator of Detectorists stars Pearce Quigley and Michael Palin.

— Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Their mother took up odd jobs to make extra money, Porrata said, including making and selling pizzas and doing hair from home.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of odd

Adjective

Candle House was founded in 2018 by Evan Neiden, who began experimenting with a peculiar form of immersive theater that didn’t necessarily require a theater at all.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
This is actually, oddly, a feel good movie in its own peculiar way.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of peculiar

Adjective

Just as the industry began recovering from a multiyear freight slowdown, the administration began cracking down on immigrant drivers earlier this year, exacerbating the impact from the erratic tariff announcements.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Because China’s system is tightly controlled, its descent into personalistic one-man rule does not play out in divisive confrontations on television or erratic social media rants by the top leader.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of erratic

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