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adjective

1. Deviating from the customary: bizarre, cranky, curious, eccentric, erratic, freakish, idiosyncratic, odd, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, queer, quirky, singular, unnatural, unusual, weird. Slang kooky, screwball. British Slang rum, rummy². See usual/unusual.
2. Causing puzzlement; perplexing: curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, weird. See usual/unusual.
3. Of, from, or characteristic of another place or part of the world: alien, exotic, foreign. Archaic outlandish. See native/foreign.

adj

Definition: deviating, unfamiliar
Antonyms: common, familiar, normal, ordinary, regular, standard, usual

adj

Definition: exotic, foreign
Antonyms: common, conventional, native, normal

IN BRIEF: Not familiar.

It is a strange world of language in which skating on thin ice can get you into hot water. — Franklin P. Jones (1853-1935)

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For a list of words related to strange, see:

• Introverted, Reserved, Isolated, or Mysterious
• Excessive, Mad, Insane, or Radical

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Common misspelling(s) of strange

• stange

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - underlig, mærkelig, sær, besynderlig, fremmed, ukendt
adv. - underligt, mærkeligt, sært, besynderligt, ukendt

idioms:

• feel strange    føle sig mærkeligt tilpas, føles underligt
• strange to say    besynderligt nok

Nederlands (Dutch)
vreemd, wonderlijk, zeldzaam, raar, van een ander, ongewoon

Français (French)
adj. - étrange, inconnu, bizarre, drôle, étranger à
adv. - de manière étrange, étrangement

idioms:

• feel strange    faire une drôle impression
• strange to say    chose curieuse

Deutsch (German)
adj. - fremd, seltsam, merkwürdig
adv. - seltsam

idioms:

• feel strange    sich komisch fühlen
• strange to say    seltsamerweise

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - περίεργος, παράξενος, ξένος, άγνωστος, πρωτόγνωρος, ασυνήθιστος, άμαθος
adv. - περίεργα

idioms:

• feel strange    (καθομ.) αισθάνομαι αδιαθεσία
• strange to say    παραδόξως

Italiano (Italian)
sconosciuto, estraneo, strano

idioms:

• feel strange    avere una strana sensazione
• strange to say    strano a dirsi

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desconhecido, esquisito, singular
adv. - estranhamente

idioms:

• feel strange    sentir-se mal
• strange to say    é surpreendente que

Русский (Russian)
незнакомый, неизвестный, странный, необычный, непривычный, чужой, посторонний

idioms:

• feel strange    странно чувствовать себя
• strange to say    удивительно, что

Español (Spanish)
adj. - extraño, desconocido, inesperado, raro, singular, nuevo
adv. - extrañamente, singularmente, extraordinariamente

idioms:

• feel strange    sentirse extraño, sentirse desorientado
• strange to say    aunque parezca extraño

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - egendomlig, främmande, obekant, underlig, konstig, reserverad, avmätt
adv. - egendomligt, märkvärdigt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
奇怪的, 不可思议的, 奇妙的, 生疏的, 不熟悉的, 陌生的, 生手的, 外行的, 奇怪地, 外行地, 陌生地, 冷淡地

idioms:

• feel strange    觉得不舒服
• strange to say    说来奇怪

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 奇怪的, 不可思議的, 奇妙的, 生疏的, 不熟悉的, 陌生的, 生手的, 外行的
adv. - 奇怪地, 外行地, 陌生地, 冷淡地

idioms:

• feel strange    覺得不舒服
• strange to say    說來奇怪

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 야릇한, 뒤숭숭한, 미숙한
adv. - 괴상하게, 색다르게

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 見知らぬ, 奇妙な, 慣れない, 知らない, 異様な

idioms:

• strange to say    不思議な話だが

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غريب, شاذ, اجنبي (ظرف) بغرابه, خلافا للعادة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מוזר, משונה, זר, נוכרי, לא רגיל, לא מוכר‬
adv. - ‮באופן מוזר‬

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