Synonyms for exotic
ɪgˈzɒt ɪkex·ot·ic

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1. exotic

   Synonyms:
   adventitious, foreign, fresh, late, modern, new, novel, recent

   Antonyms:
   aboriginal, ancient, autochthonic, immemorial, indigenous, native, old, original, patriarchal, primal, primary, prime, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine, uncreated

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1. alien, exoticadjective

   being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world

   "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine"

   Synonyms:
   foreign, alien

   Antonyms:
   native, familiar

2. exoticadjective

   strikingly strange or unusual

   "an exotic hair style"; "protons, neutrons, electrons and all their exotic variants"; "the exotic landscape of a dead planet"

   Synonyms:
   alien

   Antonyms:
   familiar, native

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1. exoticadjective

   Synonyms:
   foreign, extraneous, not indigenous, not native

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1. List of paraphrases for "exotic":

   alien, non-native

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1. Nick Pope:

   In speculating about exotic atmospheric plasma phenomena the report's author had made the classic mistake of trying to explain one mystery in terms of another.

2. Monmouth County SPCA:

   It is illegal for New Jersey residents to keep alligators or caimans, which are considered potentially dangerous exotic species, not only is it a danger to the public, but these animals, when kept in captivity, need very specific care that only professionals can provide.

3. David Ehrenreich:

   The extreme atmospheric conditions met in WASP-76b and its siblings, other 'ultra-hot' gas giants, are not found anywhere in our solar system and would be very difficult to reproduce in a lab, therefore, these exotic objects are unique laboratories to crash-test our climate models and understand the most extreme forms of atmospheric evolution.

4. Jennifer Bergner:

   When the body is warmed, the water ice restructures to a more stable and compact form, and the trapped gas can escape, this could explain ‘Oumuamua’s behavior but doesn’t need to invoke any exotic chemistry or physics.

5. Oscar Wilde:

   Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone.