Qualities

Synonyms for strange

Two senses of strange live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · adjective

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 1, FoothillsQualities

not known before

He was new in town, surrounded by strange faces.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

unknown

Same sentence, swapped: He was new in town, surrounded by unknown faces.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for strange as it is used in the sentence above.

foreign
unusual
weird

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 1, FoothillsQualities

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected

A strange exaltation that was indefinable.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

unusual

Same sentence, swapped: A unusual exaltation that was indefinable.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for strange as it is used in the sentence above.

foreign
unknown
familiar

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