unusual
Syllables: un·u·sual/ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/
unusual adjective: not usual, out of the ordinary.
Adjective
unusual (comparative more unusual, superlative most unusual)
- Not usual, out of the ordinary.
- Every once in a while, though, Idol comes across an unusual talent who just blows everyone away.
- It’s definitely not unusual for a couple to meet through friends or be set up on a date.
- Synonyms:
- uncommon, rare, extraordinary, remarkable, aberrant, abnormal, alien, anomalous, as queer as Dick's hatband, bizarre
Noun
unusual (plural unusuals)
- Something that is unusual; an anomaly.
- I should say that it was very unusual for such men to leave a bottle half empty. How do all these unusuals strike you, Watson?1905, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Return of Sherlock Holmes
- Two of these unusuals have been selected for special effort throughout the season. They are kneeling pads and water-proof garden gloves. During the bulb planting season they are displayed with the bulbs […]1939, Pauline Redmond, Wilfrid Redmond, Business paper writing, a career, page 154
unusual meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
unusual in Hindi
- unusual, extraordinary, special
- असामान्य asāmānya
- unusual
- असम asam
- unusual, strange
- न्यारा nyārā
unusual in Tamil
- அசாதாரணமானது, அசாதாரணமான, அசாதாரணமானவை
unusual in Marathi
- unusual, strange, out of the ordinary
- भलते bhalte
unusual in Urdu
- not usual
- غیر معمولی ġair ma'mūlī
More languagesFewer languages
- unusual in Bengali
- অসাধারণ ośadharon
- unusual in Telugu
- విపరీత viparīta
- unusual in Malayalam
- അസാധാരണം asādhāraṇaṁ, അസാധാരണ asādhāraṇa
- unusual in Kannada
- ಎಂದಿನಂತಿಲ್ಲದ, ಯಾವಾಗಿನದಲ್ಲದ, ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಕಾಣಸಿಗದ, ರೂಢಿಯಲ್ಲದ
- unusual in Punjabi
- ਅਸਧਾਰਨ, ਅਸਾਧਾਰਣ, ਅਸਾਧਾਰਨ
- unusual in Gujarati
- અસામાન્ય
- unusual in Odia
- ଅସ୍ୱାଭାବିକ, ଅସ୍ବାଭାବିକ
- unusual in Sanskrit
- अक्षुण्ण akṣuṇṇa, अनित्य anitya
- unusual in Nepali
- असामान्य, अनौठो
Examples of unusual in a sentence
- His behavior was unusual in that it was considered childish for a man of his age.
- I’ve had no problem with female docs. I’ve had some – how should I say it – unusual experiences with a couple of male ones. And I have heard from girlfriends about their unusual experiences as well.
Synonyms of unusual
30 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- curious
- deviant
- discrepant
- eerie
- eldritch
- errant
- exceptional
- fey
- forby
- freak
- freakish
- freaky
- funny
- heteroclite
- hinky
- incongruous
- incongruitous
- irregular
- kooky
- nonstandard
- odd
- outlandish
- out of the ordinary
- outré
- peculiar
- quaint
- queer
- queer as a clockwork orange
- queer as a nine bob note
- queer as a three dollar bill
Antonyms
Forms of unusual
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more unusual |
| superlative | most unusual |
| alternative form (obsolete) | unusuall |
| Noun | |
| plural | unusuals |
Origin of unusual
From un- + usual.
Words formed from unusual
Questions about unusual
- What does unusual mean?
- Unusual means not usual, out of the ordinary.
- What is unusual in Hindi?
- Unusual in Hindi is असामान्य (asāmānya), असम (asam), न्यारा (nyārā). See Unusual meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use unusual in a sentence?
- His behavior was unusual in that it was considered childish for a man of his age.
- What part of speech is unusual?
- Unusual can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce unusual?
- Unusual is pronounced /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/.
Words near unusual in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: unusual (page history and authors); असम (Hindi) (page history and authors); unusual (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); भलते (Marathi) (page history and authors); অসাধারণ (Bengali) (page history and authors); విపరీత (Telugu) (page history and authors); അസാധാരണ (Malayalam) (page history and authors); unusual (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unusual (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unusual (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unusual (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); अक्षुण्ण (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); unusual (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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