Synonyms of oddity

oddity

noun

ˈä-də-tē 

1

as in trick

an odd or peculiar habit

his one oddity is collecting used pencil leads

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trick
• quirk
• trait
• characteristic
• peculiarity
• idiosyncrasy
• mannerism
• eccentricity
• singularity
• habit
• curiosity
• twist
• tic
• individualism
• kink
• quip
• attribute
• quiddity
• affectation
• erraticism
• crotchet
• tendency
• character
• pattern
• property
• practice
• weirdness
• attitude
• personality
• abnormality
• way
• airs
• custom
• addiction
• practise
• predilection
• perversion
• penchant
• proclivity
• humor
• identity
• genius
• propensity
• neuroticism
• inclination
• predisposition
• wont
• nature
• temperament
• mark
• individuality
• partiality
• disposition
• bent
• turn
• leaning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conformity
• sameness

2

as in rarity

something strange or unusual that is an object of interest

years ago circus sideshows used to display people with unusual physical features as oddities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rarity
• exotic
• curiosity
• wonder
• curio
• objet
• marvel
• monster
• virtu
• abnormality
• anomaly
• mutant
• mutation
• oddment
• objet d'art
• prodigy
• ephemera
• curiosa
• found object
• freak
• rare bird
• vertu
• rara avis
• objet trouvé
• malformation
• monstrosity

3

as in anomaly

something that is different from what is ordinary or expected

she is an oddity in that, unlike her sisters, she avoids social media

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anomaly
• exception
• rarity
• abnormality
• variation
• difference
• aberration
• phenomenon
• quirk
• peculiarity
• singularity
• accident
• inconsistency
• distortion
• disparity
• oddment
• vagary
• paradox
• bizarrerie
• mistake
• mutation
• curiosity
• error
• contradiction
• inconsistence
• kink

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ordinary
• usual
• norm

4

as in eccentric

a person of odd or whimsical habits

an oddity with a penchant for weaving cat fur

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eccentric
• character
• oddball
• original
• rarity
• weirdo
• screwball
• piece of work
• zany
• crackpot
• freak
• flake
• crank
• kook
• codger
• maverick
• odd duck
• nut
• head case
• quiz
• nutter
• nutcase
• fruitcake
• bohemian
• crack
• crackbrain
• curio
• nonconformist
• geezer
• coot
• quixote
• fantast
• fantastico

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sheep
• follower
• conformer
• conformist

Examples of oddity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The platypus is famously recognized for its wide range of zoological oddities. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2024

Researchers are now offering possible explanations for the oddity. —Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024

The only oddity is a small metal plate in the middle of the glasses, right over the bridge of the nose, which is a sensor. —Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024

The filmmaker, however, opts for a more abstracted view, mostly keeping character backgrounds opaque to focus on here-and-now visual oddity. —Ben Croll, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024