FREAKY Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

freaky

adjective

Definition of freaky

as in freak

informal strange or unusual a horror movie about a freaky town full of ghosts

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Recent Examples of freaky After all, InStyle’s Senior Editor Jordan Julian tells me that the freaky flat fad isn’t going anywhere. — Tessa Petak, InStyle, 1 Aug. 2026 Let’s cool things down with a chilling (and chilly) new horror offering from the good folks at Netflix, this one all about a freaky child-killer and the two men hellbent on bringing him down. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 July 2026 Lady Caroline Blackwood drew on her own upper-class, Anglo-Irish upbringing for this autobiographical fiction about the multigenerational destruction of women by their own families, and the novel has the unshakeable, freaky urgency of truth. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 10 June 2026 And San Antonio led by 7-4 Victor Wembanyama, who at 22 is the freaky-tall potential next face of the league as LeBron James finally nears retirement. — Miami Herald, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for freaky

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Officials in Kansas say a man has died after he was shot by his dog in a freak hunting accident.

— Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2023
Hamlin, 24, fell victim to a freak accident during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals last week when a collision with another player stopped his heart.

— Justin Klawans, The Week, 7 Jan. 2023

Definition of freak

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The small army at Kostabi World turned out images of featureless characters moving through strange, otherworldly scenes, caught between intimacy, alienation, and the discomfort of contemporary life.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
The first bit of growth might be especially strange-looking, says Sutcliffe.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of strange

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Creating a licensing body is not a bizarre idea in a world where the FAA determines the airworthiness of planes and banks must pass stress tests to operate.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
From bizarre medical tests to a mass phobia of beans, here are 14 surprising facts that reveal just how inventive, eccentric, and fascinating the ancient Greeks really were.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of bizarre

Adjective

That delta amongst the categories keep growing and that is fantastic.

— Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Pickleball is fantastic exercise, but the courts are hard and rapid stops and sudden lateral shifts place significant physical demands on your lower body.

— Michael Swartzon, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

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