List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 156

SYNONYMS: fantastic, bizarre, grotesque, fanciful, exotic.
These adjectives apply to what is very strange or strikingly unusual.

Fantastic in this comparison describes what seems to have slight relation to the real world because of its strangeness or extravagance: fantastic imaginary beasts such as the unicorn.
Bizarre stresses oddness of character or appearance that is heightened by striking contrasts and incongruities and that shocks or fascinates: a bizarre art nouveau faҫade.
Grotesque refers principally to appearance or aspect in which deformity and distortion approach the point of caricature or even absurdity: The painting was full of grotesque creatures.
Fanciful applies to a character, nature, or design strongly influenced by imagination, caprice, or whimsy: a fanciful pattern with intertwined vines and flowers.
Something exotic is unusual and intriguing in appearance or effect: exotic birds.