部屋の中は異様に静かだった。
It was strangely quiet inside the room.
He showed up in peculiar clothing.
There was a strange, eerie atmosphere when I entered the classroom.
A strange, unsettling sight spread out before us there.
He was looking this way with a strange, unsettling look in his eyes.
It's unusually hot today.
変 is a casual, everyday word for 'strange', whereas 異様 is more formal and stresses an eerie, out-of-the-ordinary atmosphere.
不気味 focuses specifically on a creepy, fear-inducing feeling, while 異様 more broadly covers anything abnormal or strange, not always frightening.
異様 is a more common, everyday word for something looking odd or unusual, while 異形 is a literary word implying a fantastical or grotesque form.
異様 simply means 'unusual' or 'out of the ordinary' without the repulsive, distorted connotation that グロテスク carries.
異様 describes something so abnormal it looks eerie or uncanny, whereas 奇異 covers a milder sense of strangeness that draws attention.
異様 focuses on an abnormal, unnatural appearance, while 奇怪 emphasizes that something is baffling or suspicious in nature or behavior.
普通 means 'normal, ordinary', the direct opposite of 異様's sense of strange or abnormal.
異常 shares the kanji 異 with 異様 but means 'abnormal' in a neutral, statistical or clinical sense, while 異様 carries an eerie, unsettling nuance.
eccentric; peculiar; bizarre
Standard kanji spelling; commonly used in news and writing.
Compound of 異 (i, 'different, unusual') and 様 (yō, 'appearance, state'). The combination conveys an appearance or state that deviates from the norm.