Synonyms for peculiar
pɪˈkyul yərpe·cu·liar

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1. peculiaradjective

   Out of the ordinary; odd; curious; unusual.

   It's rather peculiar to see a Kangaroo outside of a zoo in America.

   Synonyms:
   uncommon, strange, unusual

   Antonyms:
   common, usual

2. peculiaradjective

   Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.

   Kangaroos are peculiar to Australia.

   Synonyms:
   specific

   Antonyms:
   general, universal, common

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1. peculiar

   Odd is unmated, as an odd shoe, and so uneven, as an odd number. Singular is alone of its kind; as, the singular number. What is singular is odd, but what is odd may not be singular; as, a drawerful of odd gloves. A strange thing is something hitherto unknown in fact or in cause. A singular coincidence is one the happening of which is unusual; a strange coincidence is one the cause of which is hard to explain. That which is peculiar belongs especially to a person as his own; as, Israel was called Jehovah's "peculiar people," i. e., especially chosen and cherished by him; in its ordinary use there is the implication that the thing peculiar to one is not common to the majority nor quite approved by them, though it may be shared by many; as, the Shakers are peculiar. Eccentric is off or aside from the center, and so off or aside from the ordinary and what is considered the normal course; as, genius is commonly eccentric. Eccentric is a higher and more respectful word than odd or queer. Erratic signifies wandering, a stronger and more censorious term than eccentric. Queer is transverse or oblique, aside from the common in a way that is comical or perhaps slightly ridiculous. Quaint denotes that which is pleasingly odd and fanciful, often with something of the antique; as, the quaint architecture of medieval towns. That which is funny is calculated to provoke laughter; that which is droll is more quietly amusing. That which is grotesque in the material sense is irregular or misshapen in form or outline or ill-proportioned so as to be somewhat ridiculous; the French bizarre is practically equivalent to grotesque.

   Synonyms:
   anomalous, bizarre, comical, crotchety, curious, droll, eccentric, erratic, extraordinary, fantastic, funny, grotesque, laughable, ludicrous, odd, preposterous, quaint, queer, ridiculous, singular, strange, uncommon, unique, unmatched, unusual, whimsical

   Antonyms:
   common, customary, familiar, natural, normal, ordinary, regular, usual

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1. peculiar

   Synonyms:
   private, personal, characteristic, exceptional, exclusive, special, specific, particular, unusual, singular, uncommon, strange

   Antonyms:
   public, common, general, universal, unspecial, ordinary

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1. curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singularadjective

   beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

   "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"

   Synonyms:
   unmatched, remarkable, left(p), unpaired, suspect, risible, rum, amusing, odd, mirthful, unique, rummy, laughable, comic, uneven, curious, unexpended, peculiar(a), homophile(a), funny, leftover, gay, remaining, fishy, particular(a), unmated, left over(p), singular, suspicious, special(a), shady, comical

   Antonyms:
   uncharacteristic, familiar, usual, general, nonspecific

2. particular(a), peculiar(a), special(a)adjective

   unique or specific to a person or thing or category

   "the particular demands of the job"; "has a particular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own special chair"

   Antonyms:
   nonspecific, usual, familiar, general, uncharacteristic

3. peculiaradjective

   markedly different from the usual

   "a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats"; "a man...feels it a peculiar insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman"-Virginia Woolf

   Synonyms:
   curious, peculiar(a), rum, odd, funny, rummy, special(a), singular, particular(a)

   Antonyms:
   nonspecific, general, usual, uncharacteristic, familiar

4. peculiar(a)adjective

   characteristic of one only; distinctive or special

   "the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taney

   Antonyms:
   familiar, general, uncharacteristic, nonspecific, usual

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1. peculiaradjective

   Synonyms:
   that specially pertains, that belongs exclusively

2. peculiaradjective

   Synonyms:
   singular, particular, characteristic, special, exceptional, rare, not common, not general

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1. peculiaradjective

   Synonyms:
   individual, personal, particular, singular, eccentric, erratic, queer, odd, exceptional, unique, bizarre, grotesque, nondescript, unusual, unconventional

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1. List of paraphrases for "peculiar":

   strange, curious, odd, weird, unique, bizarre, particular, own, singular, specific, special

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How to use peculiar in a sentence?

1. Cassie Laundrie:

   We just went for a couple of hours and we ate dinner and had s'mores around the campfire and left. There was nothing peculiar about it. There was no feeling of grand goodbye. There was no nothing.

2. Isaac Rosenfeld:

   In every dispute between parent and child, both cannot be right, but they may be, and usually are, both wrong. It is this situation which gives family life its peculiar hysterical charm.

3. Shannan Velayas:

   This is moving from a peculiar fringe curiosity to a violent extremist movement.

4. Hamid Dabashi:

   What is peculiar about his art is that he’s both a rootedly Iranian artist in terms of his landscape, his urban sensibilities, his cinematography, but he’s also managed to raise those Iranian aspects to moments of universality.

5. Letitia Elizabeth Landon:

   Silence is love's own peculiar eloquence of bliss.