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

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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

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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.

   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

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

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1. eccentric

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

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

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

   a person with an unusual or odd personality

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

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

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"

   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

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

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"

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

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

4. eccentric, nonconcentricadjective

   not having a common center; not concentric

   "eccentric circles"

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

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

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1. outlandishadjective

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1. eccentricadjective

   Synonyms:
   not circular

2. eccentricadjective

   Synonyms:
   irregular, abnormal, anomalous, peculiar, uncommon, unnatural, singular, strange, wayward, odd, aberrant, erratic, whimsical

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1. eccentricadjective

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "eccentric":

   cranky, quirky

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How to use eccentric in a sentence?

1. John Stuart Mill:

   That so few now dare to be eccentric, marks the chief danger of our time.

2. The Quietus:

   I've always been a bit eccentric, i love to do things nobody else does.

3. Maria Moldes:

   They are bizarre, exaggerated, eccentric.

4. Vincent Van Gogh:

   Let us keep courage and try to be patient and gentle. And let us not mind being eccentric, and make distinction between good and evil.”

5. Robert Downey Jr.:

   A lot of my peer group think I'm an eccentric bisexual, like I may even have an ammonia-filled tentacle or something somewhere on my body. That's okay