Antonyms for eccentric
ɪkˈsɛn trɪk, ɛk-ec·cen·tric

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eccentricadjective

   Synonyms:
   eccentrical, excentrical, odd

2. eccentricadjective

   not at or in the centre.

   Synonyms:
   odd, excentrical, eccentrical

3. eccentricadjective

   not perfectly circular.

   an eccentric or elliptical orbit

   Synonyms:
   odd, eccentrical, excentrical

4. eccentricadjective

   having a different center.

   Synonyms:
   excentrical, odd, eccentrical

5. eccentricadjective

   deviating from the norm; behaving unexpectedly or differently.

   The recluse has become really eccentric over the years.

   Synonyms:
   excentrical, eccentrical, odd

6. eccentricadjective

   against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle. (E.g. flexion of the lower arm (bending of the elbow joint) by an external force while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles to control that movement; opening of the jaw while flexing the masseter).

   Antonym: concentric. Both concentric and eccentric are collectively referred to as isotonic, the antonym of which is isometric.

   Synonyms:
   eccentrical, excentrical, odd

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. eccentric

   Odd is unmated, as an odd shoe, and so uneven, as an odd number. Singular is alone of its kind; as, the singular number. What is singular is odd, but what is odd may not be singular; as, a drawerful of odd gloves. A strange thing is something hitherto unknown in fact or in cause. A singular coincidence is one the happening of which is unusual; a strange coincidence is one the cause of which is hard to explain. That which is peculiar belongs especially to a person as his own; as, Israel was called Jehovah's "peculiar people," i. e., especially chosen and cherished by him; in its ordinary use there is the implication that the thing peculiar to one is not common to the majority nor quite approved by them, though it may be shared by many; as, the Shakers are peculiar. Eccentric is off or aside from the center, and so off or aside from the ordinary and what is considered the normal course; as, genius is commonly eccentric. Eccentric is a higher and more respectful word than odd or queer. Erratic signifies wandering, a stronger and more censorious term than eccentric. Queer is transverse or oblique, aside from the common in a way that is comical or perhaps slightly ridiculous. Quaint denotes that which is pleasingly odd and fanciful, often with something of the antique; as, the quaint architecture of medieval towns. That which is funny is calculated to provoke laughter; that which is droll is more quietly amusing. That which is grotesque in the material sense is irregular or misshapen in form or outline or ill-proportioned so as to be somewhat ridiculous; the French bizarre is practically equivalent to grotesque.

   Antonyms:
   common, customary, familiar, natural, normal, ordinary, regular, usual

   Synonyms:
   anomalous, bizarre, comical, crotchety, curious, droll, erratic, extraordinary, fantastic, funny, grotesque, laughable, ludicrous, odd, peculiar, preposterous, quaint, queer, ridiculous, singular, strange, uncommon, unique, unmatched, unusual, whimsical

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. eccentric

   Antonyms:
   regular, ordinary, customary, normal, common, usual, unnoticeable, unremarkable

   Synonyms:
   peculiar, singular, idiosyncratic, flighty, aberrant, anomalous, wayward, strange, irregular, abnormal, odd, whimsical, erratic

Matched Categories

1. • Person

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eccentric, eccentric person, flake, oddball, geeknoun

   a person with an unusual or odd personality

   Antonyms:
   coaxial, concentrical, coaxal, conventional, concentric, homocentric

   Synonyms:
   character, bit, case, type, snowflake, chip, fleck, flake, scrap, geek, eccentric person, oddball

2. character, eccentric, type, caseadjective

   a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

   "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"

   Antonyms:
   concentrical, coaxial, concentric, homocentric, conventional, coaxal

   Synonyms:
   display case, role, type, font, instance, pillow slip, case, fictitious character, theatrical role, guinea pig, fount, flake, eccentric person, quality, casing, fictional character, reference, event, part, subject, grapheme, example, vitrine, cause, shell, causa, fiber, slip, compositor's case, geek, caseful, grammatical case, oddball, persona, face, showcase, character, typesetter's case, fibre, graphic symbol, character reference, sheath, typeface, lineament, lawsuit, pillowcase, suit

3. bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outreadjective

   conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

   "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics"

   Antonyms:
   conventional, homocentric, concentrical, concentric, coaxial, coaxal

   Synonyms:
   flaky, capricious, gonzo, outlandish, freakish, nonconcentric, off-the-wall, outre, freaky, flakey, bizarre

4. eccentric, nonconcentricadjective

   not having a common center; not concentric

   "eccentric circles"

   Antonyms:
   coaxial, coaxal, conventional, concentric, concentrical, homocentric

   Synonyms:
   flaky, gonzo, outlandish, freakish, outre, off-the-wall, nonconcentric, bizarre, freaky, flakey

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eccentricadjective

   Synonyms:
   whimsical, erratic, unconventional, irregular, odd, idiosyncratic

How to use eccentric in a sentence?

1. Henry Steele Commager:

   A free society cherishes nonconformity. It knows from the non-conformist, from the eccentric, have come many of the great ideas.

2. Antranik Sefilian:

   If you remove planet nine from the model and instead allow for lots of small objects scattered across a wide area, collective attractions between those objects could just as easily account for the eccentric orbits we see in some TNOs.

3. Andy Duncan:

   The eccentricity I value is essentially benign, a harmless individualism that reflects a unique, cockeyed view of the world, and spices up what otherwise might be a mundane menu, these eccentrics tend to be self-aware and tongue in cheek. They're winking at us. Some eccentrics, moreover, are just visionaries ahead of their time, like the early advocates of such eccentric notions as animal welfare.

4. Michael J. Gelb:

   Crazy people who are productive are geniuses. Crazy people who are rich are eccentric. Crazy people who are neither productive nor rich are just plain crazy. Geniuses and crazy people are both out in the middle of a deep ocean geniuses swim, crazy people drown. Most of us are sitting safely on the shore. Take a chance and get your feet wet.

5. Andy Duncan:

   I have always had a soft spot for eccentrics, and I have worked long and hard to be eccentric Andy Duncan, with The Results.

How to pronounce eccentric?

How to say eccentric in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency