1
as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
the cat was acting pretty bizarro this morning, and I'm worried about him
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as in strange
excitingly or mysteriously unusual
a bizarro comedy that earned a cult following
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Recent Examples of bizarro
Renshaw plays the aforementioned Chit, a bizarro office worker who, as many have noted, looks and sounds a lot like a character Will Forte might have played on SNL.
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Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 24 July 2025
And then what are the bizarro, doppelganger character defects that accompany those characteristics?
—Outside Online, 28 May 2025
Gunn has promised a return to sincerity, but this is still unmistakably his movie so expect dashes of bizarro humor amid the spectacle and a few lovable weirdos around the edges (including Supes’ flying dog Krypto).
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
But the Little Monsters fan base sure got its money’s worth, with a show that managed — in truest Gaga fashion — to be equal parts bizarro and sentimental.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2025
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Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 24 July 2025
And then what are the bizarro, doppelganger character defects that accompany those characteristics?
—Outside Online, 28 May 2025
Gunn has promised a return to sincerity, but this is still unmistakably his movie so expect dashes of bizarro humor amid the spectacle and a few lovable weirdos around the edges (including Supes’ flying dog Krypto).
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
But the Little Monsters fan base sure got its money’s worth, with a show that managed — in truest Gaga fashion — to be equal parts bizarro and sentimental.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bizarro
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Amid violently bizarre practices and visually upsetting situations, Cam finally sees a bigger picture.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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After all, the saga involves asset seizures, the arrest and imprisonment of Citgo executives in Venezuela, prisoner exchanges, and multiple auction rounds in a bizarre, winding legal process.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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At the heart of the discovery lies one of quantum mechanics’ strangest features — uncertainty.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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The combination of climbing around this strange building and having heard the almost legendary stories about Karl-Göran was evocative and haunting.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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However, senior research strategist Michael Brown of foreign currency brokerage Pepperstone sketched out his theory after Miran’s weird triple mandate comment roiled bond trading desks across the globe.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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There’s a lot of really weird stuff about the ancient world.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
18 Sep. 2025
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Indian actor Ahaan Panday makes his debut with the Bollywood film Saiyaara which was hailed as the unofficial third film in Mohit Suri’s hit romantic franchise Aashiqui.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Text messages to his romantic partner, a transgender male roommate, allegedly include a confession and instructions to delete their exchange.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Above all, the film is simply very funny.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Funerals are not funny and responsible broadcasters always separate murder from mirth.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Flavors range from fruity — plain tart is the company’s best seller — to extensive variations on vanilla and chocolate, to more exotic flavors.—
Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Flavors range from classic dill and bread and butter to the more exotic like maple bourbon, gin, and sweet ginger pickles.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
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Others focussed on Netanyahu’s odd choice of metaphor.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
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The study would seem to be an odd choice to inform vaccine policy in the US.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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The investigation has been hampered by peculiar challenges, though, perhaps none greater than the fact that the entire city in which the crime occurred has vanished.—
Denver Nicks,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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Legacy picks at the plot scraps established in prior films, but largely operates as a peculiar standalone effort.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Bizarro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bizarro. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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