Thesaurus
peculiar
Synonyms and Antonyms of peculiar
1
being out of the ordinary
2
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
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
3
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
bizarre, eccentric, far-out, kooky (also kookie), oddball, outlandish, outré, way-out
aberrant, abnormal, atypical, exceptional, irregular
newsworthy, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, particular, remarkable, special
4
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
5
serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group
6
of a particular or exact sort
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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