Meaning & use

outlandish

adjective·Advanced

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

bizarreeccentricunconventional

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Words with an opposite meaning

ordinaryconventional

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