Synonyms: other
Definition: very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected
Usage: a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail- Lance Morrow
Similar words: strange, unusual
Definition: being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
Usage: a strange exaltation that was indefinable; a strange fantastical mind; what a strange sense of humor she has
Synonyms: former, early, other
Definition: belonging to the distant past
Usage: the early inhabitants of Europe; former generations; in other times
Similar words: past
Definition: earlier than the present time; no longer current
Usage: time past; his youth is past; this past Thursday; the past year
Synonyms: other
Definition: recently past
Usage: the other evening
Similar words: past
Definition: earlier than the present time; no longer current
Usage: time past; his youth is past; this past Thursday; the past year
Synonyms: other
Definition: not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
Usage: today isn't any other day- the White Queen; the construction of highways and other public works; he asked for other employment; any other person would tell the truth; his other books are still in storage; then we looked at the other house; hearing was good in his other ear; the other sex; she lived on the other side of the street from me; went in the other direction
Similar words: different
Definition: distinctly separate from the first
Usage: that's another (or different) issue altogether
Similar words: another, some other
Definition: any of various alternatives; some other
Usage: put it off to another (or some other) day
Similar words: different
Definition: distinct or separate
Usage: each interviewed different members of the community
Similar words: new
Definition: other than the former one(s); different
Usage: they now have a new leaders; my new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it; ready to take a new direction
Similar words: opposite
Definition: the other one of a complementary pair
Usage: the opposite sex; the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors
Similar words: opposite
Definition: being directly across from each other; facing
Usage: And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm- Longfellow; we lived on opposite sides of the street; at opposite poles
Similar words: opposite
Definition: moving or facing away from each other
Usage: looking in opposite directions; they went in opposite directions
Similar words: otherwise
Definition: other than as supposed or expected
Usage: the outcome was otherwise