奇抜|きばつkibatsu[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, noun(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking; bizarre; wild
   彼かれは、奇抜きばつなアイデアを出だすため、もっと保守的ほしゅてきな同僚どうりょうと何度なんどももめごとをおこしている。↗

   His novel ideas are time and again getting him into trouble with his more conservative colleagues.

• Synonym風変わりふうがわりNeutralMilder than 「奇抜」: just a bit different or quirky, without the strong sense of surprising people and making them look twice.
• SynonymエキセントリックNeutralLoanword for eccentric behavior, said mainly of people's personalities; it lacks the creative, novel feel that 「奇抜」 can suggest.
• Synonym奇異きいWrittenWritten/formal: strange in a way that makes you marvel, as in 「奇異に感じる」; the stress is on astonishment, not creative novelty.
• Related独創的どくそうてきNeutralPositive word for originality; applies to people and to works or ideas themselves. 「奇抜」 stresses surprise, which need not imply original value.
• Related斬新ざんしんNeutralPositive: strikingly new and ingenious, said chiefly of design and ideas; it lacks the offbeat, outlandish feel of 「奇抜」.
• Related新奇しんきWrittenWritten/formal prose: fresh and rarely seen, stressing the novelty of encountering something for the first time; unlike 「奇抜」 it has no offbeat tinge.
• Related独特どくとくNeutralMeans unique or peculiar to someone or something, as in 「独特の味」; the stress is on being one of a kind, not necessarily on catching the eye as 「奇抜」 does.
• Related型破りかたやぶりNeutralBreaking with set patterns or conventions, as in 「型破りな人」「型破りな発想」; the stress is on ignoring established rules rather than on being startling.
• Related個性的こせいてきNeutralHaving individuality or distinctive character; mildly positive, without the offbeat, eccentric tinge that 「奇抜」 can carry.
• Related異常いじょうNeutralAbnormal: a departure from the normal state, often with a negative tinge; 「奇抜」 is mostly about striking designs or ideas.
• Related妙みょうNeutralOften as 「妙な」: a vague, hard-to-place strangeness (it can also mean skillful); it lacks the eye-catching feel of 「奇抜」.
• Related怪奇かいきNeutralGrotesque and eerie, often with a horror tinge, as in 「怪奇小説」; quite different from the novel, eye-catching sense of 「奇抜」.
• Related変へんCasualColloquial, and the most everyday word for strange or not right; usually negative, with none of 「奇抜」's sense of novelty.
• Related珍妙ちんみょうNeutralOdd in a comical way; the stress is on being laughable, often dismissively, while 「奇抜」 implies nothing funny.
• Related一風変わったいっぷうかわったNeutralAttributive only: describes things with a distinctive, slightly special flavor, as in 「一風変わった店」; milder in degree than 「奇抜」.
• Related奇警きけいWrittenA rare, bookish word: remarks or ideas that are unexpected yet witty and sharp, stressing intelligence and insight; 「奇抜」 has no nuance of wit.
• Related革新的かくしんてきNeutralInnovative or reformist, said mostly of technology, policy and ideas; it stresses progressiveness, a nuance 「奇抜」 does not have.
• Related奇々怪々ききかいかいNeutralFour-character phrase for the utterly bizarre, with a mysterious or suspicious feel; 「奇抜」 is eye-catching and novel, not suspicious.
• Related前衛的ぜんえいてきNeutralAvant-garde, said mostly of art: ahead of the times and breaking past existing frames; 「奇抜」 only says something is surprising.
• Antonym平凡へいぼんNeutralAntonym: ordinary and commonplace, with nothing special about it — the opposite of the startling, eye-catching 「奇抜」.
• Antonym無難ぶなんNeutralAntonym: safe, steady and error-free, said of choices and plans; the opposite of adventurous, surprising 「奇抜」.
• Antonym地味じみNeutralAntonym: plain, subdued and unobtrusive, said mostly of clothing and colors; the opposite of the conspicuous 「奇抜」.
• Antonym穏当おんとうWrittenAntonym, written/formal prose: sensible and moderate rather than extreme, said of measures and statements; the opposite of offbeat 「奇抜」.

「奇抜」 describes things so unusual that they surprise people and catch the eye, as in 「奇抜なファッション」「奇抜な発想」. To praise novelty, say 「斬新」 or 「独創的」; for mild quirkiness, 「風変わり」 or 「一風変わった」; for uniqueness, 「独特」 or 「個性的」; for rule-breaking, 「型破り」. In everyday speech, 「変」 is the default for strange. 「異常」「妙」「奇々怪々」「怪奇」「珍妙」 lean negative, eerie or comical; 「新奇」「奇異」「奇警」 are written words; 「革新的」 and 「前衛的」 stress progress and avant-garde art. Antonyms: 「平凡」「地味」「無難」, and 「穏当」 in formal prose.

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