outlandish
Very strange and unusual, almost unbelievable.
outlandish in a sentence
- Uncle Pete arrived in an outlandish hat shaped like a flamingo riding a bicycle.
- Her outlandish idea of a chocolate-powered rocket made the whole science club burst out laughing.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to outlandish?
- Aplain
- Bstrange
- Cordinary
- Dnormal
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B: strange. The other three mean the opposite of outlandish.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to outlandish?
- Astrange
- Bweird
- Cnormal
- Dwild
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C: normal. The other three mean nearly the same as outlandish.
Words that mean something similar
strange, weird, wild
Words that mean the opposite
normal, ordinary, plain
More words about appearance & looks
- parallel: Side by side and always the same distance apart, never meeting.
- peculiar: Strange or unusual.
- preen: To tidy and admire your own appearance.
- pristine: Perfectly clean and unspoilt, like new.
- prominent: Easy to see or notice; standing out.
- quizzical: Showing that you are puzzled or curious, often in a joking way.
- rickety: Old, weak and likely to fall apart.
- rotund: Round and plump in shape.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test