freak

1 a person, thing, or event that is far from normal

that snowstorm in April was a freak, since our weather is usually much balmier by then

Synonyms of freak

abnormality, anomaly, monster, monstrosity

Words Related to freak

abortion, malformation, miscreation, mutant, mutation

character, crackbrain, crackpot, crank, eccentric, kook, nut, oddball, screwball, weirdo

aberrant, deviant

individualist, maverick, nonconformist

curiosity, peculiarity, singularity

aberration, exception, irregularity, oddity, rarity

Near Antonyms of freak

sample, specimen

commonplace, usual

Antonyms of freak

average, norm, normal, par, standard

2 a person with a strong and habitual liking for something

I'm a hockey freak

Synonyms of freak

addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, bug, devotee, enthusiast, fan, fanatic, fancier, fiend, fool, habitué (also habitue), head, hound, junkie (also junky), lover, maniac, maven (also mavin), nut, sucker

Words Related to freak

groupie

admirer, amateur, collector, connoisseur, dilettante

authority, expert

adherent, convert, cultist, disciple, follower, hanger-on, votary

advocate, apostle, backer, champion, evangelist, exponent, friend, patron, promoter, proponent, supporter

partisan (also partizan), zealot

booster, rooter, well-wisher

faddist

Near Antonyms of freak

nonadmirer

belittler, carper, critic, detractor

Antonyms of freak

nonfan

3 a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action

suddenly had the bizarre freak to take a road trip across the country

Synonyms of freak

bee, caprice, crank, fancy, humor, kink, maggot, megrim, notion, vagary, vagrancy, whim, whimsy (also whimsey)

Words Related to freak

capriciousness, fancifulness, fantasy (also phantasy), freakishness, impetuosity, whimsicality

conceit

concept, conception, image, impression, mind's eye, picture, thought

brainstorm, inspiration

Phrases Synonymous with freak

bee in one's bonnet

4 slang a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally

he knew that he'd never get his life in order if he continued to hang out with the crystal meth freaks

Synonyms of freak

addict, dopehead, doper, druggie (also druggy), fiend, head, hophead [slang], hype [slang], junkie (also junky), stoner, user

Synonyms and Antonyms of freak

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