outlandish
Strikingly weird, foreign
Outlandish describes something strikingly bizarre, unconventional, or far removed from the ordinary.
The word suggests excess that goes beyond merely unusual: outlandish costumes, outlandish claims, outlandish behavior.
What strikes one person as outlandish may simply be unfamiliar—the word often reveals the speaker's sense of normalcy as much as the thing being described.
Strangely unsettling
- absurdWildly illogical
- strangeUnusual or unfamiliar
- surrealDreamlike and strange
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
ludicrous · preposterous · freakish · peculiar · odd · zany · kooky · whimsical
From another nation
- alienNon-native being
- unfamiliarNot previously known
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
- farawayAt great distance
distant · remote · mysterious · unknown · uncharted · imported · transplanted · curious
Idiosyncratically unusual
- idiosyncraticDistinctively individual in nature
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- unorthodoxContrary to accepted practice
- offbeatPleasantly strange or unusual
bohemian · oddball · singular · maverick · flamboyant · nonconformist · individualistic · original
Testing new methods
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
daring · provocative · boundary-pushing · transgressive · subversive · edgy · bold · audacious
Of folklore, not fact
- fairy-taleMagical children's story
- enchantedUnder magical influence
- magicalPossessing supernatural power
- legendaryFamous beyond ordinary measure
supernatural · imaginary · fanciful · dreamlike · storybook · make-believe · otherworldly · wondrous
weird
Strangely unsettling
grotesque · ludicrous · preposterous · freakish · peculiar · odd · zany · kooky · whimsical · far-fetched
foreign
From another nation
- alienNon-native being
- unfamiliarNot previously known
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
faraway · distant · remote · mysterious · unknown · uncharted · imported · transplanted · curious · rare
quirky
Idiosyncratically unusual
- idiosyncraticDistinctively individual in nature
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- unorthodoxContrary to accepted practice
offbeat · bohemian · oddball · singular · maverick · flamboyant · nonconformist · individualistic · original · unique
experimental
Testing new methods
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
radical · daring · provocative · boundary-pushing · transgressive · subversive · edgy · bold · audacious · revolutionary
mythical
Of folklore, not fact
- fairy-taleMagical children's story
- enchantedUnder magical influence
- magicalPossessing supernatural power
legendary · supernatural · imaginary · fanciful · dreamlike · storybook · make-believe · otherworldly · wondrous · impossible
- strangenessodd, weird, strange, bizarre, peculiar
- unbelievableunbelievable, incredible, inconceivable, implausible, unthinkable
- unconventionalunconventional, nontraditional, nonconformist, unorthodox, offbeat
- funnyfunny, comical, hilarious, humorous, amusing
- exaggerationhyperbole, overstatement, exaggeration, magnification, amplification
- slapstick comedyslapstick, pratfall, sight gag, physical comedy, buffoonery
outlandishreasonable
Showing sound judgment
sensible · plausible · credible · believable · moderate