as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
the religious sect's far-out clothes and practices made them the talk of the small town
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Recent Examples of far-out
Inspired by a classic Muppet car paint job, a piano motif at the base features a golden key as a nod to Electric Mayhem's far-out band leader.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
For data centers, the controversy du jour sweeping Georgia and much of the country, that far-out idea may not be too far away.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 13 Apr. 2026
The far-out suburbs were top destinations among those who had moved from somewhere else in the United States.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
This far-out fantasy tale stands the test of time.
—Karen Cicero, Parents, 5 Mar. 2026
This week, a 51-year-old woman was sentenced to federal prison for making far-out and ultimately weightless accusations – that her former spouse had illegally accessed her bank account as an astronaut aboard the International Space Station in the summer of 2019.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Of course, no Kojima title would be complete with a little bit of craziness, but even the more far-out aspects of the game make more sense and are a thrilling part of the journey.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
There’s a chapter in the book talking about all this, looking at the range of possibilities and challenges that exist for places close in to the sun, such as Mercury, to the other extreme, far-out places such as Neptune and even further afield.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2025
That includes putting moves on opponents for jump shots, hitting far-out threes, and even pulling off four-point plays.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
For data centers, the controversy du jour sweeping Georgia and much of the country, that far-out idea may not be too far away.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 13 Apr. 2026
The far-out suburbs were top destinations among those who had moved from somewhere else in the United States.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
This far-out fantasy tale stands the test of time.
—Karen Cicero, Parents, 5 Mar. 2026
This week, a 51-year-old woman was sentenced to federal prison for making far-out and ultimately weightless accusations – that her former spouse had illegally accessed her bank account as an astronaut aboard the International Space Station in the summer of 2019.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Of course, no Kojima title would be complete with a little bit of craziness, but even the more far-out aspects of the game make more sense and are a thrilling part of the journey.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
There’s a chapter in the book talking about all this, looking at the range of possibilities and challenges that exist for places close in to the sun, such as Mercury, to the other extreme, far-out places such as Neptune and even further afield.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2025
That includes putting moves on opponents for jump shots, hitting far-out threes, and even pulling off four-point plays.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for far-out
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Upset over a bizarre technical foul in Game 2, Booker unloaded on the refs, particularly James Williams.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The New York Giants had a completely bizarre draft on Thursday – one that even left star wide receiver Malik Nabers visibly frustrated during his own simulcast with Green Bay Packers linebacker Micah Parsons.—
Ryan Gaydos OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The truck had been at the head of a column of seven rescue vehicles, all of which had received clearance from the tower to cross Runway 4 at Taxiway D and head toward a United Airlines flight that was evacuating due to a strange odor onboard.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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On World Rhythms, Lockwood trusts the listener to hear the arc of its noises, to trace their emergence and disappearance, their strange, seductive confluence.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Some weird ground balls, a bounce over (first baseman Gavin) Sheets’ head.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Cabdrivers sometimes call it the Hinckley Hilton—a weird local homage to the shooter, John Hinckley, Jr.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This would be much funnier if Rimura were, indeed, simply a slime.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
1 May 2026
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Just being more confident in my choice of what is funny and what’s not.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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With it, this is just kind of an odd, unfortunate (especially for the bird) story.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Business major Andrea Lui found the chatbot’s voice to be surprisingly human, but the conversation felt choppy with odd pauses.—
Jocelyn Gecker,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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That means Hawkins Lab may get up to some minor shenanigans, and the Upside Down may harbor peculiar creatures — one of which props up the first season’s central mystery about a hostile spore-spreading species — but none of them can be any more nefarious or terrifying than what popped up before.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Apr. 2026
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One peculiar feature of this ball is that the girls are each pulled into a side room to be interviewed by potential suitors over Microsoft Teams.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In the following chapters of Quand j’étais photographe, Nadar plays on the rhetorical and material slipperiness of invention to craft a curious portrait of photography’s first fifty-odd years.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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After a series of historical reissues, this curious release gives us Sonic Youth in something of present tense.—
Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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While playing his first full season as a starter last year, Manning looked like an erratic youngster for the first half of 2025, before eventually settling in and playing much better ball down the stretch.—
Nick Baumgardner,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Trump’s erratic tariffs, his contempt for NATO, and uneven support for Ukraine’s defense against a Russian invasion have left him fairly alone.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
27 Apr. 2026
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