strange

Different from what you expect, sometimes in a surprising or worrying way.

• I heard a strange noise.
• Her story seemed strange to me.
• Is it strange that I prefer cold soup?

How to use it: It is strange that… (It is strange that nobody answered the phone.); find something strange (I found his sudden silence strange.)

Similar words: odd, unusual, weird

Opposites: normal, ordinary

Common phrases: strange noise, strange feeling, seem strange

Not known to you or not experienced by you before.

• I woke in a strange room.
• The child hid from the strange man.
• Moving to a strange country can be difficult.

Similar words: unfamiliar, unknown

Opposites: familiar

Common phrases: strange place, strange faces, strange surroundings