Meaning & use
outlandish
Strikingly strange, unfamiliar, or unconventional, often to the point of seeming absurd.
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The comedian's outlandish costume drew laughs the moment he walked on stage.
Some considered the theory outlandish, but later evidence proved it correct.
A note on using this word
Outlandish can describe something amusingly odd, like clothing, or something hard to believe, like a claim or excuse, depending on context.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
ordinaryconventional
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