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peculiar
Synonyms and Antonyms of peculiar
- a writer with a peculiar talent for capturing the feel of everyday conversation
- a peculiar and catlike way of walking
bizarre, bizarro, cranky, crazy, curious, eccentric, erratic, far-out, funky, funny, kinky, kooky (also kookie), odd, off-kilter, off-the-wall, offbeat, out-of-the-way, outlandish, outré, quaint, queer, queerish, quirky, remarkable, rum [chiefly British], screwy, spaced-out, strange, wacky (also whacky), way-out, weird, weirdo, wild
aberrant, abnormal, addlepated, flaky
extraordinary, fantastic (also fantastical), freak, freakish, freaky, phantasmagoric (or phantasmagorical), phenomenal
atypical, rare, singular, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted
conspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, prominent, salient, striking
atrocious, outrageous, shocking
crotchety, idiosyncratic, nonconformist, nonmainstream, out-there, unconventional, unorthodox
baffling, bewildering, confounding, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling
- a peculiar response to a polite query about his health
bizarre, eccentric, far-out, kooky (also kookie), oddball, outlandish, outré, way-out
aberrant, abnormal, atypical, exceptional, irregular
newsworthy, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, particular, remarkable, special
- his peculiar way of talking
- the koala is peculiar to Australia
- a psychopathic killer who took peculiar delight in torturing his victims
Synonym Discussion of peculiar
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- responded with her characteristic wit
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- a highly individual writing style
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- an eccentricity that is peculiar to the British
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- a distinctive aura of grace and elegance
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