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Peculiar

🔄 Synonyms of "Peculiar"

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strangenounNot normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.
unusualnounNot usual, out of the ordinary.
curiousTending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
particularnounSpecific; discrete; concrete.
queernoun(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
singularnounBeing only one of a larger population; single, individual.
specialnounDistinguished by a unique, particular, or unusual quality.
rummynounA card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.
funnynounAmusing; humorous; comical.
oddnounDiffering from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
rumnoun(uncountable) A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses.

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WordDefinition
strangeNot normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.
oddDiffering from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
unusualNot usual, out of the ordinary.
singularBeing only one of a larger population; single, individual.
specialDistinguished by a unique, particular, or unusual quality.
particularSpecific; discrete; concrete.
funnyAmusing; humorous; comical.
specificExplicit or definite.
curiousTending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
characteristicnounBeing a distinguishing feature of a person or thing.
queer(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
rummyResembling or tasting of rum.
rum(UK, informal, dated) Strange, peculiar.
bizarreStrangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way.
weirdHaving an unusually strange character or behaviour.
abnormalNot conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
bizarronoun(informal, humorous) Being the opposite or logical inverse of a familiar person, place, or situation.
weirdoWeird.
uncannyStrange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird.
idiosyncraticPeculiar to a specific individual; eccentric.

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