Prof. Smith is famous for his eccentric life style.
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Eccentric
//ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk//
Synonyms for "eccentric" (363 found)
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Closest matches (73)
Adjective(25 words)
eccentricalexcentricalabaxialaberrantabnormalanomalousbakedbalmybananasbarkingbarking madbarmybatchybizarrebuggishchicken orientalcookedcrackedcrackerscrackpot
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Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (109)
dippydisconnecteddiscontinuousdissenterdivergentdizzydottydrollduckeccentricalerraticexceptionableexceptionalextremefanaticfantasticfast and loosefeyficklefitful
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flakeflakyflickeringflightyflittingfluctuatingformlessfreakfreaked outfreakishfreakyfunnygiddygrotesquegutteringhaltinghereticherky-jerkyhermitheterocliteheteromorphichilarioushobohumorousidiocraticidiosyncraticimmethodicalimpetuousimpulsiveincongruousinconsistentinconstantindecisiveinfirmintermittentintermittingirregularirresoluteirresponsiblejerkykinkykookkookylaughablelone wolflonerludicrouslurchingmaggotymaverickmazymercurialmeshuggenahmoody
Adjective(18 words)
Noun(12 words)
Related words (181)
Adjective(29 words)
moonsicknot right in the headnucking futsnutbaroddoddballishoff the deep endoff-centreoutlandishoutrépeculiarpixilatedqueerquirkyquizzyschizspacysquirrellystark raving madthree stops short of dagenham
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naturalnonconformistnonuniformnutnut jobnuttyoddodd fellowoddballoddityoffoff balanceoff centeredoff the walloff walloff-balanceoff-centeroffbeatordinaryoriginal
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outout thereoutlandishoutsiderpariahpassing strangepatchypeculiarpricelessquaintqueerqueer duckqueer fishqueer specimenquirkyquizquizzicalramblingrara avisrecluserestlessrichridiculousrisibleroughrovingrumrummyscatterbrainedscrappyscreamingscrewballscrewyshapelessshiftingshiftyshufflingsingularsnatchysolitaryspasmaticspasmicspasmodicspasticspinelessspooksporadicspottystaggeringstepstrangestrange duckstraystrayingsubnormaltramptwisttwistedtypeunaccountableunbalanceduncentereduncertainunconformistuncontrolledunconventionaluncouthundependableundisciplinedunearthlyunequalunevenunfixedunmethodicalunmetricalunnaturalunpredictableunregularunreliableunrestrainedunrhythmicalunsettledunstableunstable as waterunstaidunsteadfastunsteadyunsystematicunusualvacillatevacillatingvagrantvariableveeringvicissitudinaryvicissitudinousvolatilewackywanderingwantonwaveringwaverywavywaywardweirdweirdowhimsicalwishy washywishy-washywittywobblingwobblywondrous strangezealotzombie
Adjective(4 words)
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12 entrieshas context
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6 entriesTranslations
123 translations across 35 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- տարօրինակ noun (person who does not behave like others)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- ekssentrik adj (deviating from the norm)
Bulgarian
4 entries- ексцентричен adj (not at or in the centre)
- ексцентричен adj (having a different center)
- ексцентричен adj (deviating from the norm)
- чудат adj (deviating from the norm)
Catalan
4 entries- excèntric adj (not at or in the centre)
- excèntric adj (not perfectly circular)
- excèntric adj (having a different center)
- excèntric adj (deviating from the norm)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 偏心的 adj (not at or in the centre)
- 古怪 adj (deviating from the norm)
- 怪人 noun (person who does not behave like others)
Czech
1 entries- výstřední adj (deviating from the norm)
Danish
3 entries- excentrisk adj (not at or in the centre)
- excentrisk adj (deviating from the norm)
- excentriker noun (person who does not behave like others)
Dutch
4 entries- afwijkend adj (deviating from the norm)
- buitenissig adj (deviating from the norm)
- excentriek adj (deviating from the norm)
- excentrisch adj (not at or in the centre)
Finnish
4 entries- eksentrinen adj (not at or in the centre)
- eksentrinen adj (not perfectly circular)
- eksentrinen adj (deviating from the norm)
- epäkeskinen adj (not at or in the centre)
French
3 entries- excentrique adj (not at or in the centre)
- excentrique adj (deviating from the norm)
- excentrique noun (person who does not behave like others)
Galician
4 entries- estrafalario adj (deviating from the norm)
- excéntrico adj (not at or in the centre)
- excéntrico adj (not perfectly circular)
- excéntrico adj (having a different center)
German
4 entries- außermittig adj (having a different center)
- eiernd adj (not perfectly circular)
- elliptisch adj (not perfectly circular)
- exzentrisch adj (not at or in the centre)
Greek
1 entries- παράξενος noun (person who does not behave like others)
Hindi
2 entries- सनक noun (person who does not behave like others)
- सनकी noun (person who does not behave like others)
Hungarian
4 entries- bogaras adj (deviating from the norm)
- hóbortos adj (deviating from the norm)
- különc adj (deviating from the norm)
- excenter noun (off-centre wheel)
Ingrian
1 entries- cudakka noun (person who does not behave like others)
Italian
3 entries- eccentrico adj (not at or in the centre)
- eccentrico adj (deviating from the norm)
- eccentrico noun (person who does not behave like others)
Japanese
2 entries- 偏心 adj (deviating from the norm)
- 変人 noun (person who does not behave like others)
Kazakh
1 entries- эксцентрик noun (off-centre wheel)
Korean
1 entries- 별나다 adj (deviating from the norm)
Malay
2 entries- aneh adj (deviating from the norm)
- eksentrik adj (deviating from the norm)
Māori
4 entries- hārakiraki adj (deviating from the norm)
- korokē adj (deviating from the norm)
- korokē noun (person who does not behave like others)
- whanokē noun (person who does not behave like others)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- eksentriker noun (person who does not behave like others)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- دلی adj (deviating from the norm)
Polish
4 entries- ekscentryczny adj (deviating from the norm)
- ekscentrycy noun (person who does not behave like others)
- ekscentryczka noun (person who does not behave like others)
- ekscentryczki noun (person who does not behave like others)
Portuguese
4 entries- excêntrico adj (not at or in the centre)
- excêntrico adj (not perfectly circular)
- excêntrico adj (having a different center)
- excêntrico adj (deviating from the norm)
Russian
4 entries- эксцентри́ческий adj (not at or in the centre)
- эксцентри́чный adj (deviating from the norm)
- чуда́к noun (person who does not behave like others)
- эксце́нтрик noun (person who does not behave like others)
Sanskrit
1 entries- सनक noun (person who does not behave like others)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- ekscentričan adj (not at or in the centre)
- ekscentričan adj (not perfectly circular)
- ekscentričan adj (deviating from the norm)
- neuravnotežen adj (deviating from the norm)
Spanish
1 entries- excéntrico adj (deviating from the norm)
Swedish
4 entries- avvikande adj (deviating from the norm)
- excentrisk adj (not at or in the centre)
- excentrisk adj (not perfectly circular)
- excentrisk adj (having a different center)
Tagalog
1 entries- luwastungain noun (off-centre wheel)
Tamil
1 entries- விசித்திரமான adj (deviating from the norm)
Turkish
1 entries- zibidi noun (person who does not behave like others)
Unami
1 entries- kànkàmawsi adj (deviating from the norm)
Sample sentences
24 total sentences available.
Many scientists have the reputation of being eccentric.
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Nobody can help laughing at his eccentric behavior.
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He is known for his eccentric conduct.
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