as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
the religious sect's far-out clothes and practices made them the talk of the small town
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Recent Examples of far-out
No insider sources, and Ufotable has not given any official indication of release dates or a release window, not wanting to commit to one for either film, unlike say, what Marvel or DC does with its far-out projects (which to be fair, are often delayed after release dates are given).
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Commissioned by actor and small-screen icon Jackie Gleason, the far-out property can be yours for $5.5 million.
—Michael P. McKinney, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
And that paper only covered a handful of mainstream theories, omitting the more far-out ideas, like the notion that even a pebble, sunflower, or garden hose may contain a trace of consciousness.
—Stephen Johnson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
The character in question is that of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, one of the most far-out figures of the MAGA-era GOP.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 24 June 2025
Wilson puts most of his aw-shucks charm to the side to play this spacey wannabe, portraying Eli instead with a pitiable whine or some far-out detachment.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
This far-out tale revolves around a star Belinda’s ex-partner named after her.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2025
In hindsight, this was Atlanta's just-right moment, when its narrative experiments still felt embedded in the specific traits of the central characters (unlike seasons 3's far-out anthology episodes).
—EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
At once an underground favorite and a best-seller, Robbins’ comic novels — with their fantastical stories and far-out musings — were distinctly of the counterculture and soon became part of its fabric.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for far-out
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Take the quiz here … CHAOTIC CALAMITY – Seahawks' celebration turns to disaster as bizarre fumble gives Cardinals new life.—
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Watch On Together, the beads and star arms painted a bizarre, layered portrait of Saturn's skies.—
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The story becomes less of a character study of the strange ways in which grief manifests and more about the escalating hijinks of a lie that takes on a wild life of its own.—
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The options were powerful, immortal, stranger or wanderer.—
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Following up, the experiment yielded a weird and unexpected result.—
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Escalators are so consequential to Trump, who has always had a weird aversion to plain-old steps.—
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What follows is a dramedy that is simultaneously an anthropological examination of the film industry’s denizens and a disturbing — though often very funny — look at the fragility of identity in that world.—
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My idea of funny is the English say the craziest things with a straight face.—
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Also, there was the idea that because Regis is 400 and some odd years old, he's got a lot of life experience and accrued a lot of wisdom.—
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What at first appears to be a run-of-the-mill trauma drama about a family dealing with the eldest child’s anorexia nervosa gradually evolves into something odder and more original, even blackly comic, in Ungrateful Beings.—
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Despite always seeming to be hungry, Clark said Sanaa was a kind, sociable and curious little girl.—
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Some curious clues have EW's Swiftie senses tingling.—
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At that pre-match press conference, Potter spoke about his appreciation of the board, the need to fix West Ham’s problems together and the rather peculiar viral face-swap trend that involves him.—
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Writing lyrics for a fictional band is a peculiar act of ventriloquism.—
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On Saturday, his performance was erratic, with a mistake leading to the fifth goal scored by Antoine Griezmann.—
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The tourism industry has had to adjust to fallout of tariffs, inflation and erratic gas prices.—
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“Far-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far-out. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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