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Synonyms & Antonyms for exotic
Synonyms: Adjective
bizarro, fantastic (also fantastical), glamorous (also glamourous), marvelous (or marvellous), outlandish, romantic, strange
Synonyms: Noun
curio, curiosity, objet d'art (also objet), oddity, oddment, rarity
Antonyms: Adjective
familiar, nonexotic, nonglamorous, plain-Jane, unexotic, unglamorous, unromantic
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Examples of exotic in a Sentence
Adjective
She's known for her exotic tastes. the gradual disappearance of exotic lands in a culturally homogenized worldNoun
Some native species are being crowded out by exotics. the botanical garden boasts an array of horticultural exotics from around the world
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
And instead of little mice putting together a gown for him, Sir John had exotic dancers help him get a passport and a plane ticket to push him towards his dream. — Shalwah Evans, Essence, "Makeup Artist Sir John Says Doing Makeup At The Strip Club Helped His Career," 30 Aug. 2019 She's set to play the role of an exotic dancer named Annabelle in the upcoming comedy-drama Hustlers and will also play the role of Grace Town in the upcoming drama romance film Chemical Hearts. — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, "Lili Reinhart's Net Worth Is High Enough to Buy Back Riverdale from Hiram Lodge," 17 July 2019 Stephanie Hofeller, who was born in 1969 and grew up near Washington, D.C., has worked as a farmer, a waitress, an exotic dancer, an Off Broadway actress, and in I.T. support. — Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, "A Father, a Daughter, and the Attempt to Change the Census," 13 July 2019 Director Jani Walsh-Weber has assembled a strong cast to tell the story of Alex, a steelworker by day and exotic dancer by night who yearns to study at a prestigious ballet school. — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, "‘Flashdance’ story should have stayed in the ’80s | Review," 12 July 2019 The most exotic sounds of the evening came from Sedaa, four singer-instrumentalists, who presented songs inspired by Mongolian folk music. — Patrick Rucker, Washington Post, "A smorgasbord of singers delivers a timely serenade," 9 July 2019 The drama will follow revenge-seeking strippers who band together with a group of fellow exotic dancers to scam their male Wall Street clients out of thousands of dollars. — Christina Dugan, PEOPLE.com, "Julia Stiles Says It’s Challenging to Watch 10 Things I Hate About You: 'I Look Away'," 5 July 2019 Hundreds of thousands of independent contractors in California, ranging from Uber and Amazon drivers to manicurists and exotic dancers, would likely become employees under the bill. — Alexia Fernández Campbell, Vox, "The high-stakes battle between Uber executives and drivers in California, explained," 18 June 2019 For that one-of-a-kind souvenir browse the handmade jewelry, colorful clothing, and exotic textiles at Hippy Market Punta Arabí or Las Dalias Hippy Market. — National Geographic, "Ibiza beyond the clubs: 10 can’t-miss experiences," 16 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Herbs and salad leaves, including exotics such as Genovese basil and Peruvian mint, are resupplied with seedlings from the company’s nursery as the mature plants are picked. — The Economist, "New ways to make vertical farming stack up," 29 Aug. 2019 In 2016, the Feline Conservation Federation, which advocates for private ownership, used public records and sources in the exotics community to come up with 2,330 tigers. — oregonlive.com, "The trouble with tigers in America," 13 July 2019 The brewery website lists 15 brews available on tap, including exotics such as Jester, a Sour Golden Ale with mango and habanero. — al.com, "Coastal beer boom: New breweries opening soon in Mobile," 7 July 2019 Helmus found that his new data did indeed follow what the model predicted; the islands with the fewest natives gained the most exotics. — Quanta Magazine, "Lizard Stowaways Revise Principle of Ecology," 24 Sep. 2014 Unlike the Italian exotics whose curves ancient Roman sculptors would recognize as beautiful, the Senna is all lines, planes, and intersecting surfaces. — Basem Wasef, WIRED, "McLaren's $958,966 Senna Hypercar Ain't Pretty, but It Can Whip a Track," 30 June 2018 Gaggles of exotics — Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Bentleys — regularly strut this pavement. — Tom Voelk, New York Times, "Porsche Mission E Cross Turismo Review: ‘Silence Is the New Power’," 6 June 2018 What's new is that automakers are using not exotics and luxury model, but relying on bread-and-butter pickup trucks to introduce new technologies such as GM's four-cylinder deactivation, dual-volute turbo, and Active Thermal Management. — Matthew Jancer, Popular Mechanics, "Moving More With Less: Why Four-Cylinders Are Coming to Full-Size Trucks," 21 June 2018 Featuring hot rods, classics, exotics and bikes, the season opener was a great neighborhood-style show, giving numerous awards for the winners among the stellar selection of rides participating. — Heidi Van Horne, Houston Chronicle, "1969 Chevy Camaro is a show-stopper in Marina del Rey," 2 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'exotic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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