IDIOSYNCRATIC Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

idiosyncratic

adjective

as in distinctive

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Recent Examples of idiosyncratic Perhaps that delay is the result of an idiosyncratic printing schedule. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 Related Stories Romance, in terms of genre, is a first for the idiosyncratic director who has often constructed his films around his own persona, appearing as the central character. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 Related Stories This is a highly idiosyncratic project from two Polish filmmakers. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026 The idea was intriguing; could one of cinema’s most idiosyncratic and provocative auteurs apply his skill set to a mainstream genre project without either Ferrara or Hollywood losing anything in the process? — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026 Laika has since carved out a sensibility more surreal and more idiosyncratic than the output of animation factories like Pixar or Illumination. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 Meriwether has forged one of the most idiosyncratic careers in Hollywood. — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 31 Aug. 2026 With its fountains and patios, its spare ornament and spatial poetry, Clavijero epitomizes the idiosyncratic regionalist style that flourished here in the 1920s. — Michael Snyder, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2026 Mehldau takes special care to retain Smith’s idiosyncratic chord structures, accentuating his sublime harmonic feel. — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

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Adjective

That copper complex is also responsible for the formula’s distinctive blue hue, while glycerin and two forms of hyaluronic acid draw in moisture for an immediate plumping effect.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Sep. 2026
During the traditional preparation process, calcium is added, which gives the jelly its distinctive firm and rubbery texture.

— Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of distinctive

Adjective

Measles is a highly contagious airborne disease that causes fever, respiratory symptoms and a characteristic rash.

— JULHAS ALAM, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
As a vascular pathogen, wilting and dieback are characteristic symptoms of disease, accompanied by necrotic patches on bark and branches.

— Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of characteristic

Adjective

Heuer’s attorney, Erick Kaardal, argued that privacy concerns could be balanced with the public’s right to access government records by redacting identifying or sensitive information on the forms.

— Scott Bauer, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
But the implementation of that plan has been slow, and some locals have expressed discomfort with the idea of submitting more identifying information, Nguyen said.

— Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026

Definition of identifying

Adjective

The film teases a more intimate connection between the pair throughout but frustratingly walks back from advancing this development as anything more than a tantalizing possibility.

— Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
Through the comedy, exhaustion, and unexpected tensions of the road, her eccentric devotion gradually reveals an intimate portrait of loneliness, joy, and the universal search for purpose, belonging, and hope.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of intimate

Adjective

Traditionally, there are no political speeches at the ground zero commemoration, where victims' relatives read aloud the long list of names and added personal messages.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
My personal concern is especially based on the fact that their huge need for additional electricity generation could very well ruin our ability to reduce carbon emissions and avoid a climate crisis.

— Martin Kushler, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of personal

Adjective

Ian is a longtime New Yorker with a special perspective on this day.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
From the street, there doesn’t seem to be anything too special about 281 Greene Avenue, in Clinton Hill, especially compared with the stately, stand-alone 19th-century mansions a few blocks west.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026

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