Strange and Wayward

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Strange adjective - Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion.

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Wayward and strange are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wayward" instead an adjective "Strange".

Nearby Words: strangeness, stranger, strangely

Wayward adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.

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Strange and wayward are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Strange" instead an adjective "Wayward".

They say love is powerful and strange, that it can melt a frozen heart, and that maybe, just maybe, it can bring two wayward souls together and erase the sins of the past.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Frozen
This title focuses on a new protagonist named Clay (originally Paul-Clay) who is sent to a strange camp for wayward youths after being falsely accused of an act of vandalism.

Source: Literature / Secret Series
Baron Mordo, in this canon a wayward apprentice of Doctor Strange, and one of considerable power.

Source: Evil Sorcerer aka: Evil Sorceress

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