Synonyms for Peculiar
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Words related to "Peculiar" (adjective) include curious, funny, odd, queer, rum.
Adjective
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"
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curiousfunnyoddqueerrumrummysingular
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strangeunusual
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"
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particularspecial
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specific
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
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unusual
characteristic of one only; distinctive or special
"the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taney
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characteristic
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