as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
his eccentric decorating style isn't going over well with the neighbors
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as in character
a person of odd or whimsical habits
an eccentric who designed his house to look like a Scottish castle
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Recent Examples of eccentric
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shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Together, these palaces, which are all open to the public, offer a captivating glimpse into a king’s eccentric vision—and some of Germany’s most breathtaking architecture and scenery.
—AFAR Media, 21 July 2025
Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
But the settlers’ belief in the value of public goods and embrace of independent thinkers remain woven into the character of the city, which continues to attract artists, eccentrics and writers.
—Isabelle Taft, New York Times, 4 May 2025
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Adjective
His influence extended beyond music when MTV's The Osbournes introduced his eccentric family life to a new generation of fans.
—Amanda Castro
gabe Whisnant
anna Commander
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Together, these palaces, which are all open to the public, offer a captivating glimpse into a king’s eccentric vision—and some of Germany’s most breathtaking architecture and scenery.
—AFAR Media, 21 July 2025
Noun
To take her mind off him, Agathe meets an Austen-like family of eccentrics running the retreat and the sometimes pretentious writers attending it.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
But the settlers’ belief in the value of public goods and embrace of independent thinkers remain woven into the character of the city, which continues to attract artists, eccentrics and writers.
—Isabelle Taft, New York Times, 4 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eccentric
Adjective
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Sony and Microsoft and the PC world can keep playing the cutting-edge hardware competition while Nintendo luxuriates in its bizarre boutique silo, unbothered, moisturized, in its lane, consistently content with winning its own solo race.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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President Donald Trump shared a bizarre meme Saturday morning depicting himself and Vice President JD Vance chasing former President Barack Obama in an altered photo from O.J. Simpson’s infamous white Bronco police chase.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
26 July 2025
Noun
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Since the 1940s, professional wrestling has grown in popularity, thanks to its creative characters, stellar performances, and broad appeal to a mainstream audience.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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While the characters in Sparks’s novels aren’t real, many of the places where their love stories unfold are.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
26 July 2025
Adjective
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The ever-shifting phases of Earth's moon present a wealth of targets for amateur astronomers to explore, ranging from magnificent craters and lunar seas to strange visual phenomena created as sunlight plays across the ancient surface, forming familiar shapes where none should be.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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No other high-profile footballer in the world has followed such a strange career arc, one that for at least two years has been leading him, circuitously but inexorably, to Saudi Arabia.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Same goes with the rest of Arlen, a textured and quietly diverse ecosystem of suburbanites, oddballs, immigrants, and whatever sad-sack category Bill Dauterive fits into.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
25 July 2025
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The friends' adventures take them deeper into their ever-eccentric community of Table Town, where animals and magical oddballs navigate life, school, relationships, and the quirks of their offbeat and loveable universe.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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Chuck Lorre is back with yet another laugh-out-loud funny show to add to his TV universe.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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When something bad happens, five seconds later, something funny in life happens.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
31 July 2025
Noun
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In 1929, the original came down to make way for the Empire State Building.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
25 July 2025
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Paramount+ Premium is $12.99 per month and includes everything in the Essential plan plus Showtime originals, blockbuster movies and live TV with fewer ads.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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Because this is college football, there are lots of weird details.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Earrings of Madame de… is a weird morality tale—heavy on dramatic irony, and EXCELLENT dresses.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Thomas Crooks, the 20-year-old weirdo who somehow managed to crawl onto that roof and get a clean line of sight to the biggest target in the world, left virtually no trace.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Hoult has leading-man-handsome qualities, but he’s spent most of his career playing weirdos (The Order, Mad Max: Fury Road) and losers (The Menu, Juror #2) or some combination of the two (Superman).—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
3 July 2025
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“Eccentric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eccentric. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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