Eccentric
Eccentric adjective - Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion.
Usage example: his eccentric decorating style isn't going over well with the neighbors
Routine
Routine adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.
Usage example: this is just a routine inspection
Nearby Word: routinely
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- First born as a comedy routine the two main actors used to perform on tour, the routine was later expanded into a TV show.The show centers on the eccentric and dysfunctional Paré family, with the elderly Paré parents as the main characters.
Source: Series / La Petite Vie - It's full of harsh Black Comedy, romance, violence, and just a little bit of Magic Realism.Jasper Dean was raised by his father Martin, a crass, eccentric and antisocial inventor utterly Allergic to Routine.
Cite this Source
Routine and Eccentric. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/eccentric/routine
Eccentric & Routine. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/eccentric/routine>.
Routine or Eccentric. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/eccentric/routine.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "eccentric" and "routine" have occurred on timeline