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Strange

Belonging to another country; foreign.

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Adventive 84% connected

Accidental.

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Adventive 84% connected

Accidental.

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Alien 84% connected

Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign; as, alien subjects, enemies, property, shore…

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Alien 84% connected

Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign; as, alien subjects, enemies, property, shore…

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Antic 84% connected

Old; antique.

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Antic 84% connected

Old; antique.

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Crazy 84% connected

Characterized by weakness or feebleness; decrepit; broken; falling to decay; shaky; unsafe.

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Crazy 84% connected

Characterized by weakness or feebleness; decrepit; broken; falling to decay; shaky; unsafe.

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Curious 84% connected

Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact.

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Curious 84% connected

Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact.

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Eerie 84% connected

Alt. of Eery

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Eerie 84% connected

Alt. of Eery

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Eery 84% connected

Serving to inspire fear, esp. a dread of seeing ghosts; wild; weird; as, eerie stories.

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Eery 84% connected

Serving to inspire fear, esp. a dread of seeing ghosts; wild; weird; as, eerie stories.

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Established 84% connected

of Establish

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Established 84% connected

of Establish

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Exotic 84% connected

Introduced from a foreign country; not native; extraneous; foreign; as, an exotic plant; an exotic term or word.

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Exotic 84% connected

Introduced from a foreign country; not native; extraneous; foreign; as, an exotic plant; an exotic term or word.

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Fantastic 84% connected

Existing only in imagination; fanciful; imaginary; not real; chimerical.

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Fantastic 84% connected

Existing only in imagination; fanciful; imaginary; not real; chimerical.

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Fantastical 84% connected

Fanciful; unreal; whimsical; capricious; fantastic.

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Fantastical 84% connected

Fanciful; unreal; whimsical; capricious; fantastic.

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Funny 84% connected

Droll; comical; amusing; laughable.

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Funny 84% connected

Droll; comical; amusing; laughable.

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Gothic 84% connected

Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous.

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Gothic 84% connected

Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous.

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Grotesque 84% connected

A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes.

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Grotesque 84% connected

A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes.

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Imported 84% connected

of Import

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Imported 84% connected

of Import

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Naturalized 84% connected

of Naturalize

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Naturalized 84% connected

of Naturalize

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Odd 84% connected

Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove.

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Odd 84% connected

Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove.

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Other 84% connected

Either; -- used with other or or for its correlative (as either . . . or are now used).

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Other 84% connected

Either; -- used with other or or for its correlative (as either . . . or are now used).

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Peculiar 84% connected

One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal, or characteristic possession and use; not…

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Peculiar 84% connected

One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal, or characteristic possession and use; not…

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Quaint 84% connected

Prudent; wise; hence, crafty; artful; wily.

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Quaint 84% connected

Prudent; wise; hence, crafty; artful; wily.

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Queer 84% connected

At variance with what is usual or normal; differing in some odd way from what is ordinary; odd; singular; strange; whimsical; as, a queer story or ac…

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Queer 84% connected

At variance with what is usual or normal; differing in some odd way from what is ordinary; odd; singular; strange; whimsical; as, a queer story or ac…

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Rum 84% connected

A kind of intoxicating liquor distilled from cane juice, or from the scummings of the boiled juice, or from treacle or molasses, or from the lees of…

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Rum 84% connected

A kind of intoxicating liquor distilled from cane juice, or from the scummings of the boiled juice, or from treacle or molasses, or from the lees of…

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Rummy 84% connected

Of or pertaining to rum; characteristic of rum; as a rummy flavor.

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Rummy 84% connected

Of or pertaining to rum; characteristic of rum; as a rummy flavor.

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Singular 84% connected

Separate or apart from others; single; distinct.

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Singular 84% connected

Separate or apart from others; single; distinct.

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Tramontane 84% connected

Lying or being beyond the mountains; coming from the other side of the mountains; hence, foreign; barbarous.

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Tramontane 84% connected

Lying or being beyond the mountains; coming from the other side of the mountains; hence, foreign; barbarous.

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Weird 84% connected

Fate; destiny; one of the Fates, or Norns; also, a prediction.

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Weird 84% connected

Fate; destiny; one of the Fates, or Norns; also, a prediction.

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Foreignness 66% connected

The quality of being foreign; remoteness; want of relation or appropriateness.

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Foreignness 66% connected

The quality of being foreign; remoteness; want of relation or appropriateness.

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Strangeness 66% connected

The state or quality of being strange (in any sense of the adjective).

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Strangeness 66% connected

The state or quality of being strange (in any sense of the adjective).

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Synonym 3

Foreign 92% connected

Outside; extraneous; separated; alien; as, a foreign country; a foreign government.

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Unknown 92% connected

Not known; not apprehended.

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Unusual 92% connected

Not usual; uncommon; rare; as, an unusual season; a person of unusual grace or erudition.

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Familiar 94% connected

Of or pertaining to a family; domestic.

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Familiar 94% connected

Of or pertaining to a family; domestic.

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