Sarah Weinman

Imagine a world, if you will, where crime does not exist. A startling proposition that seems outlandish, but our imaginations, of course, need not be bounded by the rules and restrictions imposed by realism. It would be a world, one might suppose, where equality reigned, where the thought of violence was so alien that it need not be practiced.

American Journalist

Phil Lord

Zorn' goes to some pretty ridiculous places, but the real comedy is coming from these little observations about life that are not as outlandish as some of the bigger moves in the story. This is a guy who has magical relics and fights weird monsters and is also dealing with very basic work and family things.

American Producer

Roman Coppola

There are a lot of very flamboyant and outlandish people and attention-seekers in L.A., and I think that's what makes L.A. appealing. A lot of people are attracted to come here to do things and make things happen and the city seems to attract larger-than-life characters.

American Director

Sophia Bush

Brooke and I share some similarities. We're both passionate, fiercely loyal people. But she is far more outlandish than I'd ever be, particularly with her body and her sexuality. Brooke has made herself weak for men - she only gained self-confidence from their attention.

American Actress

Blake Lively

There are looks that I see on other people that I think would look horrible on me, but I think if somebody has the courage to be really daring and try something outlandish, then more power to them. That's just encouraging and inspiring.

Erin Brockovich

I don't believe that the world is that crazy that they have nothing to better to do with their time than send me emails and tell me these outlandish stories. So I've started to plot the communities that have come to me on a map.

American Activist

Paul Bloom

Humans are born with a hard-wired morality: a sense of good and evil is bred in the bone. I know this claim might sound outlandish, but it's supported now by research in several laboratories.

Canadian Psychologist

Jason Biggs

I like to think what I bring to the table is kind of a sympathetic and endearing quality, even while I'm playing outcasts or characters that end up in outlandish situations.

American Actor

Kate Burton

I have a tendency as an actress in general to ground my characters. Even when doing outlandish characters, that's my instinct.

Welsh Actress

Allison Janney

I love the wilder, more outlandish characters that are hard to make believable. Those are the ones I want to play.

Use 'outlandish' when you want to emphasize how shocking or unexpected something appears.

Shock Factor

Describe colorful and bold fashion or style choices that stand out as 'outlandish'.

Surprising Style

'Outlandish' might reflect cultural contrasts, what's normal in one culture could be 'outlandish' in another.

Cultural Differences

Apply 'outlandish' to ideas or plans that are surprisingly unconventional or innovative.

Unexpected Ideas

Use 'outlandish' for concepts that challenge or go beyond societal norms and expectations.

Challenging Norms

'Outlandish' often implies a deliberate choice to not follow mainstream or common patterns.

Nonconformity

Use 'outlandish' to make a stronger impression about how unusual or unheard-of something is.

For Strong Emphasis

Use 'outlandish' when referring to speech that aims to provoke or stir controversy.

Provocative Speech

'Outlandish' often indicates that the speaker or actor anticipates or enjoys reaction to their oddity.

Audience Reaction

 you're invited to come and sing it first, and then he'll pick it up." So just be thoughtful before you suggest something too outlandish. But seriously, would anyone like to choose a piece? Choose a piece. Choose, choose, would you like to choose? Because it's quite dark. You'll just have to shout out. Would you like to hear me play?

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 but if you look at the popular imagery of the time, not so outlandish. This is actually a real advertisement for rat poison from the late 1800s. And if you see under the word "Clears" -- very small -- it says, "They must go," which refers not only to the rats,

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 that these parties, these service providers, are not cooperating. Instead, they've been hacked. That would explain it. They aren't cooperating. They've been hacked. In this case, they've been hacked by their own government. That might sound outlandish,

How the NSA betrayed the...

 But researchers were proposing much more outlandish forms of hibernation well into the 19th century. Barn swallows were said to remove their feathers and hibernate in holes, or sleep through the winter at the bottom of lakes and rivers.

The spear-wielding stork...

 the more resonant details are added to an outlandish story, the more plausible it begins to seem. But ultimately, the likelihood a story is true can never be greater than the probability that its least likely component is true.

Can you outsmart this...

 where he learns how to prove that wrong is right and that a debt is not a debt. No matter how outlandish these plays get, the heroes always prevail in the end. Aristophanes also became the master of the parabasis,

Why is Aristophanes...

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 I have this -- not a scientist myself -- but an uncanny ability to understand everything about science, except the actual science -- which is math. But the most outlandish concepts make sense to me.

How I made friends with...

 In 1917, doctors proposed an outlandish treatment for syphilis, the incurable bacterial infection that had ravaged Europe for centuries.