adj. 1 odd, strange, different, peculiar, funny, curious, uncommon, unconventional, unorthodox, atypical, singular, exceptional, anomalous, extraordinary, unusual, weird, bizarre, uncanny, unnatural, freakish, remarkable, offbeat, irregular, unparalleled, incongruous, outlandish, outré, exotic, eccentric, fey, quaint, absurd, ridiculous, ludicrous, unexampled How do you explain Basil's queer behaviour at the office party? Her attire could only be described as queer, given her age and status 2 questionable, dubious, suspicious, suspect, doubtful, puzzling, mysterious, Colloq fishy, shady We had a feeling that something queer was going on when the clocks started running backwards 3 (slightly) ill, queasy, sick, unwell, poorly, faint, uneasy, dizzy, giddy, vertiginous, light-headed It's not surprising that you feel queer after drinking all that wine 4 mad, unbalanced, unhinged, demented, deranged, insane, daft, touched, Colloq dotty, potty, nutty, nuts, loony, batty, cracked Francis seems to have gone a bit queer - fancies himself a reincarnation of Cicero
v. 5 ruin, spoil, bungle, botch, muddle, muff, mar, wreck, destroy, Colloq make a hash or mess of, gum up (the works), Slang muck up, screw up, louse up, US ball up, Taboo slang Brit balls up Grimstone queered the deal by telling the buyer the company was worth half what we were asking