strangely
In unusual fashion
Strangely means in an unusual or unexpected way: Strangely, no one asked where she'd been.
It often introduces something the speaker finds surprising or hard to explain: The house was strangely quiet.
The word can suggest something slightly off or unsettling: He was acting strangely all evening.
In a strange manner
- weirdlyIn an unusual manner
- bizarrelyIn a strange manner
- curiouslyIn an inquiring way
- unexpectedlyWithout prior indication
remarkably · unusually · peculiarly · mysteriously · inexplicably · unaccountably · abnormally · atypically
In an unsettling manner
- hauntinglyIn a persistently unsettling way
- uncannilyDisturbingly beyond normal
- spookilyIn an unsettling manner
- creepilyIn unsettling manner
ghostly · otherworldly · supernaturally · chillingly · ominously · disturbingly · unnervingly · disquietingly
In an intimate manner
- recognizablyIn distinguishable manner
- reminiscentlyIn a remembering way
- nostalgicallyWith longing for past
- déjà vuIllusory prior experience
hauntingly · uncannily · evocatively · echoing · resonantly
In a consoling manner
- reassuringlyIn confidence-restoring fashion
- soothinglyIn a calming way
- unexpectedlyWithout prior indication
- paradoxicallyContradicting apparent logic
Without making noise
- silentlyWithout audible noise
- mutelyWithout vocal expression
- wordlesslyWithout uttering sounds
- soundlesslyWithout any audible output
still · hushed · eerily · ominously · unnervingly · disconcertingly
oddly
In a strange manner
unexpectedly · remarkably · unusually · peculiarly · mysteriously · inexplicably · unaccountably · abnormally · atypically · anomalously
eerily
In an unsettling manner
- hauntinglyIn a persistently unsettling way
- uncannilyDisturbingly beyond normal
- spookilyIn an unsettling manner
creepily · ghostly · otherworldly · supernaturally · chillingly · ominously · disturbingly · unnervingly · disquietingly · phantasmagorically
familiarly
In an intimate manner
- recognizablyIn distinguishable manner
- reminiscentlyIn a remembering way
- nostalgicallyWith longing for past
déjà vu · hauntingly · uncannily · evocatively · echoing · resonantly
comfortingly
In a consoling manner
- reassuringlyIn confidence-restoring fashion
- soothinglyIn a calming way
- unexpectedlyWithout prior indication
quietly
Without making noise
- silentlyWithout audible noise
- mutelyWithout vocal expression
- wordlesslyWithout uttering sounds
soundlessly · still · hushed · eerily · ominously · unnervingly · disconcertingly
- sentence startersoddly, curiously, surprisingly, remarkably, notably
- sentence adverbsobviously, certainly, probably, possibly, perhaps
- cryptic cluesanagram, hidden, reversal, homophone, container
- believe it or notsurprisingly, amazingly, incredibly, shockingly, remarkably
strangelynormally
In the usual manner
ordinarily · usually · typically · commonly · regularly
strangelyconventionally
In accepted manner
traditionally · standardly · orthodoxly · mundanely · prosaically
- perfect strangerPerson completely unfamiliar to you
- stranger dangerCaution toward unknown individuals
- strange birdsUnusual flying creatures
- Doctor StrangeMarvel's magical medical practitioner
- Stranger ThingsEleven's supernatural series
- strange bedfellowsImprobable alliance of opposites
strange, stranger, strangeness, strangest, estranged, estrange, estrangement