1
as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
always has a somewhat weird opinion of what's happening in the news
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in eerie
fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic
weird sounds from the woods just beyond our campsite
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in magical
having seemingly supernatural qualities or powers
a self-styled, contemporary witch, she sells herbal mixtures that she claims are weird potions
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
4
as in unusual
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
a weird little plant that we found growing in the garden
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of weird
Obsession is now live across a number of stores including Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV, but there’s something weird going on with the latter.
—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
That was weird because Kash Patel is Indian American, and Charlie Kirk was really, really Christian.
—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
And these weird sounds were coming out of me, these kind of, like, primeval sounds.
—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
The spindle’s mechanical quirks show just how weird materials science can get at the finest scales of life.
—
Jake Buehler,
Quanta Magazine,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for weird
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
That was weird because Kash Patel is Indian American, and Charlie Kirk was really, really Christian.
—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
And these weird sounds were coming out of me, these kind of, like, primeval sounds.
—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
The spindle’s mechanical quirks show just how weird materials science can get at the finest scales of life.
—
Jake Buehler,
Quanta Magazine,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for weird
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weird
Adjective
-
When Aaron Paul’s Jeff attempts to make a suspicious deposit, the bank teller (a game Nina Dobrev) demands to be in on the deal, in the sort of neo-noir twist that could suggest a rich film world populated with bizarre freaks of all stripes.
-
In the canon of DC Comics, Comet is truly a bizarre character.
Adjective
-
Their courage quickly wavers in the face of the location’s eerie atmosphere and the deafening sound of cicadas.
-
But here, its potential for ugly, alien tones is turned up to 11, an eerie buzz throbbing threateningly beneath the beats.
Adjective
-
Travis Heying An almost magical experience Covering the World Cup in Kansas City has been one of the most euphoric experiences of my career.
-
This young adult fantasy follows a 16-year-old who discovers a magical attack and realizes this new world of demons and mages has a connection to her mother’s death.
Adjective
-
What Trump is doing is unusual.
-
Heat domes are not unusual, but the temperatures in this one have been.
Adjective
-
Informal Beyblade battles are popping up in strangest of places, with players huddling in parks, gyms and shopping malls.
-
The falseness of the medium, though, jibed with the falseness of most attempts, throughout American history, to make sense of this enormous, strange man.
Adjective
-
The couple made their relationship public in 2008 and went on to appear together in Kelly Reichardt's haunting neo-Western Meek's Cutoff (2010).
-
Her mainstream breakthrough — and legacy-making performance — arrived with a haunting performance as stalker superfan Annie Wilkes in the 1990 film adaptation of Stephen King’s Misery.
Adjective
-
Volunteers organized the supplies — toothbrushes, baby wipes, instant soup and many other items — and loaded them into boxes, drawing hearts on the outside with magic marker.
-
Skubal was last seen yelling profanities at magic wander Mike Vasil but would nevertheless fit in well in the Sox clubhouse and give Sox fans reason to believe this team can do something in October.
Adjective
-
Watching improv is reliably funny because performers work without a script.
-
But figuring out how to do all that while being funny at the same time?
Cite this Entry
“Weird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weird. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
