Irrational
Irrational adjective - Not using or following good reasoning.
Usage example: it's irrational to think that you can continue to consume an excess of calories and not gain weight
Strange and irrational are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strange" instead an adjective "Irrational".
Nearby Words: irrationality, irrationally
Strange
Strange adjective - Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion.
Irrational and strange are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Irrational" instead an adjective "Strange".
Both words in one sentence
- In the first issue of Young Justice, the Power Trio have nightmares in which strange and irrational things happen to them ... things which strangely echo Peter David's work on Aquaman, Supergirl and The Incredible Hulk.
Source: Self Deprecation / Comic Books -
Since the square root of 37 is irrational, there's no possible way for "six feet six inches" to be exactly correct, unless they use some strange sort of inch that's an irrational multiple of a foot.
Source: Writers Cannot Do Math -
He also has an irrational fear of soda, but a strange and tragic love of soda cans.
Source: Living Prop
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