The congregation clapped along on the offbeat.
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Offbeat
//ˈɒfbiːt//
Synonyms for "offbeat" (190 found)
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Closest matches (38)
Adjective(15 words)
Strong matches (57)
Adjective(16 words)
Related words (95)
Noun(17 words)
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2 entriesderived
1 entriesderived from
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2 entriesrelated to
7 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
22 translations across 10 languages.
Estonian
1 entries- ebaharilik adj (unusual, unconventional, not ordinary)
Finnish
3 entries- epätavallinen adj (unusual, unconventional, not ordinary)
- omituinen adj (unusual, unconventional, not ordinary)
- outolintu adj (unusual, unconventional, not ordinary)
French
1 entries- décalé adj (unusual, unconventional, not ordinary)
Galician
1 entries- non convencional adj (unusual, unconventional, not ordinary)
German
3 entries- schräg adj (unusual, unconventional, not ordinary)
- ungewöhnlich adj (unusual, unconventional, not ordinary)
- unkonventionell adj (unusual, unconventional, not ordinary)
Hungarian
3 entries- formabontó adj (unusual, unconventional, not ordinary)
- nem megszokott/szokványos adj (unusual, unconventional, not ordinary)
- szokatlan adj (unusual, unconventional, not ordinary)
Māori
1 entries- taki iti noun (the beat not normally accented)
Polish
3 entries- niekonwencjonalny adj (unusual, unconventional, not ordinary)
- nietypowy adj (unusual, unconventional, not ordinary)
- słaba część taktu noun (the beat not normally accented)
Russian
3 entries- нестанда́ртный adj (unusual, unconventional, not ordinary)
- нетрадицио́нный adj (unusual, unconventional, not ordinary)
- нешабло́нный adj (unusual, unconventional, not ordinary)
Spanish
3 entries- original adj (unusual, unconventional, not ordinary)
- poco convencional adj (unusual, unconventional, not ordinary)
- raro adj (unusual, unconventional, not ordinary)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
No one dignified such offbeats by responding to their outcries. Today, the "knockers of progress" have become a force that cannot be ignored.
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Being an oddball, an offbeat, or a creative person, as Jourard sees the committed professional, is something all nurses should risk.
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In addition to creating a web of stories that will be passed through many generations, these offbeats usually strengthen the fiber of their particular hobby […]
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