Strange
adjective
Unusual or surprising, different from what is normal or expected.
I had a strange dream last night.
Often appears as...
- strange behaviour
- strange feeling
adjective
Not known or familiar.
He's acting strange, like he's a totally different person.
Often appears as...
- strange man
- strange city
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Not feeling comfortable or natural.
She felt strange in the fancy dress.
Often appears as...
- feel strange
- seem strange
adverb
In a strange or unusual way.
She looked at me very strange.
Often appears as...
- act strange
- look strange
noun
A foreigner, outsider or someone not belonging to a place.
The villagers were wary of strangers.
Often appears as...
- strange outsider
- strange guest
Usage tips
Neutral
Literary
adjective
Unusual or surprising, different from what is normal or expected.
I had a strange dream last night.
Often appears as...
- strange behaviour
- strange feeling
adjective
Not known or familiar.
He's acting strange, like he's a totally different person.
Often appears as...
- strange man
- strange city
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Not feeling comfortable or natural.
She felt strange in the fancy dress.
Often appears as...
- feel strange
- seem strange
adverb
In a strange or unusual way.
She looked at me very strange.
Often appears as...
- act strange
- look strange
noun
A foreigner, outsider or someone not belonging to a place.
The villagers were wary of strangers.
Often appears as...
- strange outsider
- strange guest
Usage tips
Neutral
Literary
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Events
Use 'strange' to express that something is not just unusual, but also unexpected or hard to explain.
He had a strange encounter with a talking crow.
Pro Tip 2/3Mild Surprise
'Strange' can imply a mild surprise rather than a strong shock.
It's strange how cats always land on their feet.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Speech
Often used in everyday conversation, 'strange' is suitable for informal settings.
That's a strange idea, but it might just work.
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Events
Use 'strange' to express that something is not just unusual, but also unexpected or hard to explain.
He had a strange encounter with a talking crow.
Pro Tip 2/3Mild Surprise
'Strange' can imply a mild surprise rather than a strong shock.
It's strange how cats always land on their feet.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Speech
Often used in everyday conversation, 'strange' is suitable for informal settings.
That's a strange idea, but it might just work.
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Events
Use 'strange' to express that something is not just unusual, but also unexpected or hard to explain.
He had a strange encounter with a talking crow.
Pro Tip 2/3Mild Surprise
'Strange' can imply a mild surprise rather than a strong shock.
It's strange how cats always land on their feet.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Speech
Often used in everyday conversation, 'strange' is suitable for informal settings.
That's a strange idea, but it might just work.
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Video examples
Is there a disease that...
where they seem to override the innate fear of predators. Infected rodents are more reckless and have slower reaction times. Strangest of all, they're actually attracted to feline urine, which probably makes them more likely to cross paths with a cat and help the parasite complete its life cycle.
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Jonathan Foley: The...
really responsible for the connections to rainforests and the Amazon -- an incredibly strange and interconnected world that we have today. Well, again and again, what we find as we look around the world in our little tour of the world is that landscape after landscape after landscape
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The evolution of the...
So if you could design an eye, would you do it any differently? This question isn't as strange as it might sound. Today, doctors and scientists are looking at different eye structures to help design biomechanical implants for the vision impaired. And in the not so distant future,
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Why do people join...
whether through their own realizations, the help of family and friends, or when the cult falls apart due to external pressure or scandals. Many cults may be hard to identify, and for some, their beliefs, no matter how strange, are protected under religious freedom.
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The power of the placebo...
making scientists even more motivated to discover how they wield such power over us. Despite everything we know about the human body, there are still some strange and enduring mysteries, like the placebo effect. So what other undiscovered marvels might we contain?
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Will we ever be able to...
Einstein and his colleagues called this strange communcation spooky action at a distance. While it does seem that entanglement between two particles helps transfer a qubit instantaneously across the space between them, there's a catch.
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What can Schrödinger's...
The everyday world you know and love behaves according to the laws of classical mechanics. But systems on the scale of atoms behave according to the laws of quantum mechanics. This quantum world turns out to be a very strange place.
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How math saved my life PIPE...
I remember having this feeling that I was going to die right then and right there and I then had the next fuel and I had was this strange acceptance that life was about to end and then this fight-or-flight
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Safari Live - Day 333 PIPE...
a strange way I might have said it incorrectly but in shorts in Atlantis
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Could These Distant...
because these are strange worlds
Video examples
Is there a disease that...
where they seem to override the innate fear of predators. Infected rodents are more reckless and have slower reaction times. Strangest of all, they're actually attracted to feline urine, which probably makes them more likely to cross paths with a cat and help the parasite complete its life cycle.
Video examples
Jonathan Foley: The...
really responsible for the connections to rainforests and the Amazon -- an incredibly strange and interconnected world that we have today. Well, again and again, what we find as we look around the world in our little tour of the world is that landscape after landscape after landscape
Video examples
The evolution of the...
So if you could design an eye, would you do it any differently? This question isn't as strange as it might sound. Today, doctors and scientists are looking at different eye structures to help design biomechanical implants for the vision impaired. And in the not so distant future,
Video examples
Why do people join...
whether through their own realizations, the help of family and friends, or when the cult falls apart due to external pressure or scandals. Many cults may be hard to identify, and for some, their beliefs, no matter how strange, are protected under religious freedom.
Video examples
The power of the placebo...
making scientists even more motivated to discover how they wield such power over us. Despite everything we know about the human body, there are still some strange and enduring mysteries, like the placebo effect. So what other undiscovered marvels might we contain?
Video examples
Will we ever be able to...
Einstein and his colleagues called this strange communcation spooky action at a distance. While it does seem that entanglement between two particles helps transfer a qubit instantaneously across the space between them, there's a catch.
Video examples
What can Schrödinger's...
The everyday world you know and love behaves according to the laws of classical mechanics. But systems on the scale of atoms behave according to the laws of quantum mechanics. This quantum world turns out to be a very strange place.
Video examples
How math saved my life PIPE...
I remember having this feeling that I was going to die right then and right there and I then had the next fuel and I had was this strange acceptance that life was about to end and then this fight-or-flight
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 333 PIPE...
a strange way I might have said it incorrectly but in shorts in Atlantis
Video examples
Could These Distant...
because these are strange worlds
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Quote examples
Neil Gaiman
British Author
Life is always going to be stranger than fiction, because fiction has to be convincing, and life doesn't.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.
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Hope Solo
American Athlete
L.A. is a bit strange. It doesn't seem like the real world.
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Janos Bolyai
Hungarian Mathematician
Out of nothing I have created a strange new universe.
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Lord Byron
British Poet
For truth is always strange; stranger than fiction.
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Frank Dane
American Politician
Life is strange. Every so often a good man wins.
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Jim Morrison
American Singer
This is the strangest life I've ever known.
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J. K. Rowling
English Author
I think that I've had a very strange life.
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Tom Holland
English Actor
My teenage life was a little strange.
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Gennaro Gattuso
Italian Athlete
Life can be very strange.
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Neil Gaiman
British Author
Life is always going to be stranger than fiction, because fiction has to be convincing, and life doesn't.
Quote examples
Mark Twain
American Writer
It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.
Quote examples
Hope Solo
American Athlete
L.A. is a bit strange. It doesn't seem like the real world.
Quote examples
Janos Bolyai
Hungarian Mathematician
Out of nothing I have created a strange new universe.
Quote examples
Lord Byron
British Poet
For truth is always strange; stranger than fiction.
Quote examples
Frank Dane
American Politician
Life is strange. Every so often a good man wins.
Quote examples
Jim Morrison
American Singer
This is the strangest life I've ever known.
Quote examples
J. K. Rowling
English Author
I think that I've had a very strange life.
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Tom Holland
English Actor
My teenage life was a little strange.
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Gennaro Gattuso
Italian Athlete
Life can be very strange.
Example 1 of 10
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