Synonyms: Strange

A crime is a relatively rare and aberrant event. The Tipping Point

Nunley looked up sleepily, but if he saw anything abnormal about the dodgeball game, he didn’t let on. The Sea of Monsters

Venkatesh soon encountered another anomalous young Fellow, one who also failed the society stereotype. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

“But atypical. In my experience, most Divergent can’t resist the truth serum. I wonder why you can.” Allegiant

It is truly baffling that we were ever friends. The Help

My mom’s idea for a mother-son bonding activity was a bit bizarre. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet

“A curious line to recite, especially since the combination never occurs in the play. Are you trying to improve on Shakespeare?” The Wednesday Wars

Compared to adults, juveniles are both more amenable to treatment and less likely to persist in deviant behavior, she said.
– Salon

But there were times when I felt that something was different about the way I was made. Middlesex: A Novel

“Fairy lanterns have long been among the surest protections from creatures with dubious intentions.” Fablehaven

They complain about him to Theo, calling him “eccentric” and “strange.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers

“I don’t know. It seems eerie, doesn’t it? Where’s my mother, by the way?” Anger Is a Gift

There was a deep, death-like stillness over all the place, broken only now and then by the eldritch laugh of some prowling hyaena. Stables, Gordon

He paused, beaming, and I could just tell he was getting ready to lay some impotent elfin wisdom upon me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet

A star tens of times more massive than the Sun can stably convert hydrogen to helium for only a few million years before moving briefly on to more exotic nuclear reactions. Cosmos

In the distance and directly ahead of them, they now saw a most extraordinary sight. James and the Giant Peach

A man becoming part of our folklore becomes a fey, one-dimensional, shadow-image of reality. Coppel, Alfred

When Frodo replied that only the things specially directed by Bilbo were being given away, they said the whole affair was very fishy. The Fellowship of the Ring

It seems taken for granted in America that life for idiosyncratic, individualistic kids is brutal. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho

He was wearing a combat helmet, which looked incongruous with his fine sports clothes and Italian shoes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel

The two of us have always been tight, in part thanks to an unwavering and somewhat inexplicable allegiance he seemed to feel for his baby sister right from the start. Becoming

I met with them almost every week for a few months, and then the meetings occurred at irregular intervals, sometimes not for a month, and then suddenly every week. Long Walk to Freedom

It was a strange time and a mysterious journey, to Jody—an extension of a dream. The Red Pony

What I missed most about him was his offbeat sense of humor. Bad Boy

Kehaar’s speech was so outlandish and distorted at the best of times that it was only too common for the rabbits to be unsure what he meant. Watership Down: A Novel

By itself, there was nothing peculiar about the request. The Devil in the White City

Those first days of school were a perplexing blur, but I remember the feeling clearly: pure misery. How Dare the Sun Rise

Calder was going over everything he’d seen Mr. Watch ever do that was puzzling—why did he spend so much time in the art section of the store? Chasing Vermeer

In a new country there may be found among those who settle much that is unusual, not to say quaint and oftentimes mysterious. Micheaux, Oscar

Her name was Charlotte and she was very quirky in a way that you couldn't really put your finger on. It All Comes Down to This

While inspecting the schools in his province, Fourier discovered an eleven-year-old boy whose remarkable intellect and flair for oriental languages had already earned him the admiring attention of scholars. Cosmos

Clearly, if ever there was a time to experience this singular wilderness, it was now. A Walk in the Woods

Down the town wharf they tell spooky stories about fishermen who fall from boats, but I always figured it was like ghost talk around a campfire. The Young Man and the Sea

Of course my parents were once kids, but seeing them as kids this close is surreal. The Manifestor Prophecy

He considered jumping the fence to get to the backyard, but it was this kind of suspicious activity that police and neighbors would be looking for. Zeitoun

It is in the abrupt, unaccountable aggregation of random notions, intuitions, known in science as good ideas, that the high points are made. The Lives of a Cell

He had an uncanny ability to remember names. The Boy on the Wooden Box

We just have to have the courage to turn against our habitual lifestyle and engage in unconventional living. Into the Wild

Not movie-star handsome, which was something else; this was a distant, unearthly beauty. Aru Shah and the End of Time

My chest tightened with a surge of unexpected anger at the way my countrymen were destroying their own land. The Kite Runner

She is completely her own unique self and doesn’t care what anyone thinks. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

Okay, so another weird thing about Oregon: green lightning. Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat