strange

adjective/streɪndʒ/CEFR A2

অদ্ভুত, অচেনা

Meaning

Unusual or surprising; hard to understand.

Example sentences

I heard a strange noise at night.রাতে আমি একটা অদ্ভুত শব্দ শুনলাম।
It felt strange to be back home.বাড়ি ফিরে অদ্ভুত লাগছিল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: odd, weird, unusual

Antonyms: normal, familiar

Similar words, and what each means

odd
অদ্ভুত, বিসদৃশ; বিজোড়
Strange or unusual; or a number that cannot be divided by two.
unusual
অস্বাভাবিক, অসাধারণ
Not common; different from what is normal.
peculiar
অদ্ভুত বা অস্বাভাবিক
Strange or unusual, sometimes in an unsettling way.
funny
হাসির, মজার; অদ্ভুত
Making you laugh; or strange in a way that is hard to explain.

Other English words for “অদ্ভুত, অচেনা”

funny
Making you laugh; or strange in a way that is hard to explain.
odd
Strange or unusual; or a number that cannot be divided by two.
unknown
Not known, or not famous.

Opposite words

normal
স্বাভাবিক
Usual, ordinary, and expected; not strange.
familiar
পরিচিত, চেনা
Well known to you; often seen or heard before.

“strange” elsewhere on EnglishBD

What would sound strange is the opposite: giving every small word its full value makes a sentence sound like a robot reading a list.
Weak Forms in English: Why Small Words Disappear →
This old heater gives off a strange smell.
Phrasal Verbs with Give →
“A storm in a teacup” means a fuss about nothing — which is a strange thing to say in a country that names its cyclones and evacuates coastal districts.
English Idioms about Weather →

Where this word is used

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“strange” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • জোরালো, দ্ব্যর্থহীন
- • ত্রিপক্ষীয়
- • গরিব; নিম্নমানের
- • অদ্ভুত, অচেনা
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অদ্ভুত, অচেনা — strange (adjective) — অদ্ভুত, অচেনা. Unusual or surprising; hard to understand.
Which word is closest in meaning to “strange”?
- • backlit
- • postnatal
- • stringy
- • odd
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odd — odd — অদ্ভুত, বিসদৃশ; বিজোড়. Strange or unusual; or a number that cannot be divided by two.

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