1
as in bizarreness
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in weirdness
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of strangeness
Thirty-three shots lost to the strangeness of a night that promised to be special.
—
Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Yet beneath this genial surface lay a boundless imagination capable of conjuring deeply unsettling worlds, the living embodiment of his recurring theme: the hidden strangeness lurking beneath the ordinary.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
With an increase in popularity, Thomas also had to deal with some strangeness.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
The show is about many things: the strangeness, alienation and dark sense of humor that flows from growing up so close to death; the way the moment of our birth dictates our ability to be, or not be, ourselves; the central place our parents and our happy/sad childhoods occupy in our adult memories.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for strangeness
Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Yet beneath this genial surface lay a boundless imagination capable of conjuring deeply unsettling worlds, the living embodiment of his recurring theme: the hidden strangeness lurking beneath the ordinary.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
With an increase in popularity, Thomas also had to deal with some strangeness.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
The show is about many things: the strangeness, alienation and dark sense of humor that flows from growing up so close to death; the way the moment of our birth dictates our ability to be, or not be, ourselves; the central place our parents and our happy/sad childhoods occupy in our adult memories.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for strangeness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangeness
Noun
-
Underlying that peculiarity was the extensive use of the simple, robust, and reliable Geneva drive, originally developed centuries ago for clocks, but now adapted for linear and rotary motions that had to be smooth and precisely locked in at the end points.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 Nov. 2024
-
This Texas peculiarity is especially confounding to Democratic legislators in Sacramento and Springfield, who would never dream of allowing Republicans to do likewise in California and Illinois, states where Democrats have legislative supermajorities like the GOP does in Texas.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
Based on Microsoft’s unveiling of Majorana 1, the quantum singularity is closer than ever.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
-
And of course, receivers often follow-up those touchdowns with dances originated in other video games, completing the singularity.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
21 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
While not all cities’ bus rapid transit lines are the same, the systems are generally defined by several key characteristics: ► Dedicated, bus-only lanes in the center of the roadway.—
Elliott Wenzler,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
-
Actively scan device characteristics for identification.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
The oddity about this one, however, was that 2 minutes, 50 seconds remained.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
-
The break for the All-Star festivities is a natural stopping point for taking a closer look under the hood at some of the oddities that have occurred this season.—
Tom Rende,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
From frame one, Bob Dylan, the creation, the idea, the trickster, the lone wolf, without attitude or affectation, your Dylan was no imitation.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
12 Feb. 2025
-
In a transfixing performance that balances colorful affectation with raw hunger, the actor makes Lee a magnetic raconteur whose shield of worldly composure falls away as Eugene (Drew Starkey) eludes his grasp, leaving him a virtual ghost by the end of the film.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
This can help avoid surprises and ensure maximum utilization of these valuable tax attributes.—
Shaune Scutellaro,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
-
While none has the ‘all-in-one’ attributes managers want from a modern centre-forward, Jackson is the closest to connecting the dots.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
According to Lalich, there’s one consistent trait among those who join cults, online or otherwise: idealism.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
-
Not that the other traits can’t be there as well, but the size, and using that size, must be a constant.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Strangeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangeness. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share