Synonyms for bizarre


Grammar : Adj
Spell : bih-zahr
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈzɑr

Top 10 synonyms for bizarre Other synonyms for the word bizarre

Définition of bizarre

Origin :
  • 1640s, from French bizarre "odd, fantastic" (16c.), originally "handsome, brave," perhaps from Basque bizar "a beard" (the notion being of bearded Spanish soldiers making a strange impression on the French); alternative etymology traces it to Italian bizarro "angry, fierce, irascible," from bizza "fit of anger."
  • adj strange, wild
Example sentences :
  • Here it is the fantastic and the bizarre that hold the imagination captive.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • A gust of irresolution swayed all sorts of bizarre notions in his mind.
  • Extract from : « End of the Tether » by Joseph Conrad
  • No amount of solemnity could make such a statement other than bizarre.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • It seemed an incredible state of affairs, something too bizarre to last.
  • Extract from : « End of the Tether » by Joseph Conrad
  • At least, they thought the bizarre figure was old Gurlone, from the size.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various
  • Both are equally selfish, and bizarre, and full of imagination.
  • Extract from : « The Green Carnation » by Robert Smythe Hichens
  • But then I remind myself that the Russian ballet is nothing if not bizarre.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, July 1, 1914 » by Various
  • I wanted to surround myself with that, you know—to get the bizarre note into my work.
  • Extract from : « Beyond » by John Galsworthy
  • It's the bizarre, the dimly seen, the mysterious for good or evil.
  • Extract from : « Villa Rubein and Other Stories » by John Galsworthy
  • That he—he should thus be bound up with things so black and bizarre!
  • Extract from : « Five Tales » by John Galsworthy

Antonyms for bizarre

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