Strange recalca falta de familiaridad y puede aplicarse a lo foráneo, lo anormal, lo inexplicable o lo nuevo <heard a strange noise>. antonyms: familiar
Singular connota individualidad o una rareza desconcertante <his ideas were always singular and highly imaginativer>.
Unique indica el carecer de iguales o de un paralelo conocido <a career unique in the history of science>.
Peculiar indica un carácter marcadamente distintivo <the problems peculiar to such neighborhoods>.
Eccentric connota una divergencia de lo usual o normal, particularmente en el comportamiento <she became increasingly eccentric as she aged>.
Erratic recalca una desviación o un alejamiento caprichoso o impredecible de lo normal o lo esperado <disturbed by his friend's erratic behavior>.
Odd, curious se aplican a una desviación, posiblemente fantástica, de lo regular o lo esperado <she has an odd sense of humor><she had received a curious letter from someone calling himself "Your Friend">.
Queer connota una rareza sospechosa, y a veces siniestra <a queer feeling about the place came over him>.
Quaint connota una rareza chapada a la antigua pero agradable <a quaint little village in the mountains>.
Outlandish se aplica a lo que es grosero, extraño o brutal <many of the local customs and superstitions seemed outlandish to her>.
Unusual en un término neutral que significa raro <an unusual amount of rain for February>.