peculiar
adjectiveHow many syllables in peculiar?
There are 4 syllables in the word peculiar.How to pronounce peculiar:
Definition of peculiar:
- peculiar (adjective):
- strange or odd
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected.
- characteristic of only one person, group, or thing distinctive
Synonyms for peculiar:
aberrant
abnormal
anomalous
atypical
bizarre
curious
daggy
eccentric
especial
exceeding
exceptional
extraordinary
far-out
freakish
funny
incredible
noticeable
odd
off-the-wall
offbeat
out-of-the-way
out-there
outlandish
outré
outstanding
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Antonyms for peculiar:
a dime a dozen
above board
acceptable
accepted
accustomed
amateur
appropriate
archetypal
archetypical
artless
asymptomatic
atypical
average
bad
balanced
banal
basic
bland
bog-standard
boring
broad
ceremonial
ceremonious
characteristic
characterless
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- computation
- Cumania
- aggrandizement
- suffocated
- encompassing
- officialdom
- incandescence
- recomposing
- electrocute
- condescension
- exonerate
- containable
- likelihood
- immolator
- inaccurate
- unbecoming
- magistrature
- legitimize
- equidistant
- deciliter
- comparison
- spaciousness
- pedagogic
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