oddly
In peculiar fashion
Oddly means in a strange or unexpected way: Oddly, she didn't seem surprised by the news.
It often introduces something the speaker finds puzzling or counterintuitive: Oddly enough, the cheaper version lasted longer.
The word can also describe manner—behaving in an unusual way: He's been acting oddly all week.
In unusual manner
- bizarrelyIn a strange manner
- weirdlyIn an unusual manner
- unusuallyTo an uncommon degree
- curiouslyIn an inquiring way
peculiarly · inexplicably · abnormally · eccentrically · atypically · unnaturally · freakishly · irregularly
In an unusual way
- whimsicallyIn capricious, playful manner
- eccentricallyIn an odd manner
- idiosyncraticallyIn a peculiarly individual manner
- unconventionallyIn a nonstandard way
zanily · playfully · capriciously · fancifully · drolly · charmingly · endearingly · amusingly
In bizarre, dreamlike manner
- dreamlikeHazy and fantastical
- ethereallyIn an unearthly manner
- unreallyNot in actual existence
- fantasticallyTo a wondrous extent
otherworldly · psychedelically · absurdly · kafkaesque · grotesquely · eerily · hauntingly · phantasmagorically
Without prior indication
- surprisinglyIn unanticipated manner
- astonishinglyIn a stunning manner
- unpredictablyWithout foreseeable pattern
- startlinglyIn surprising manner
abruptly · unforeseeably · coincidentally · randomly · remarkably · exceptionally · incongruously · jarringly
strangely
In unusual manner
curiously · peculiarly · inexplicably · abnormally · eccentrically · atypically · unnaturally · freakishly · irregularly · queerly
quirkily
In an unusual way
- whimsicallyIn capricious, playful manner
- eccentricallyIn an odd manner
- idiosyncraticallyIn a peculiarly individual manner
unconventionally · zanily · playfully · capriciously · fancifully · drolly · charmingly · endearingly · amusingly · kookily
surreally
In bizarre, dreamlike manner
- dreamlikeHazy and fantastical
- ethereallyIn an unearthly manner
- unreallyNot in actual existence
fantastically · otherworldly · psychedelically · absurdly · kafkaesque · grotesquely · eerily · hauntingly · phantasmagorically
unexpectedly
Without prior indication
- surprisinglyIn unanticipated manner
- astonishinglyIn a stunning manner
- unpredictablyWithout foreseeable pattern
startlingly · abruptly · unforeseeably · coincidentally · randomly · remarkably · exceptionally · incongruously · jarringly · disconcertingly
- sentence starterscuriously, strangely, surprisingly, remarkably, notably
- sentence adverbsobviously, certainly, probably, possibly, perhaps
- cryptic cluesanagram, hidden, reversal, homophone, container
- believe it or notsurprisingly, amazingly, incredibly, shockingly, remarkably
oddlynormally
In the usual manner
typically · usually · ordinarily · commonly · customarily
oddlyevenly
In equal parts
uniformly · regularly · symmetrically · consistently · proportionally
- odd jobsSmall miscellaneous tasks
- odd numberInteger not divisible by two
- odd man outOne not fitting in
- odd one outItem unlike the rest
- odd coupleUnlikely twosome
- odd birdsUnconventional individuals
odd, oddity, oddball, oddness, oddest, odder, oddities, oddments, oddment