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All quirky synonyms

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adjective quirky

  • idiosyncratic — pertaining to the nature of idiosyncrasy, or something peculiar to an individual: The best minds are idiosyncratic and unpredictable as they follow the course of scientific discovery.
  • individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
  • unusual — not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.
  • peculiar — strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.
  • odd — differing in nature from what is ordinary, usual, or expected: an odd choice.
  • strange — unusual, extraordinary, or curious; odd; queer: a strange remark to make.
  • eccentric — deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
  • unpredictable — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
  • bizarre — Something that is bizarre is very odd and strange.
  • off-the-wall — markedly unconventional; bizarre; oddball: an unpredictable, off-the-wall personality.
  • unconventional — not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.
  • wacky — odd or irrational; crazy: They had some wacky plan for selling more books.
  • weird — involving or suggesting the supernatural; unearthly or uncanny: a weird sound; weird lights.
  • far out — being at a great distance; remote in time or place: a far country; the far future.
  • freakish — queer; odd; unusual; grotesque: a freakish appearance.
  • freaky — freakish.
  • kinky — full of kinks; closely twisted: a kinky wire.
  • out of the ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
  • outre — passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
  • unorthodox — not conforming to rules, traditions, or modes of conduct, as of a doctrine, religion, or philosophy; not orthodox: an unorthodox ideology.
  • way-out — advanced in style or technique: way-out jazz.
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