ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsPpeculiar
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peculiar
Meaning: strange or different from what is usual
peculiar in a sentence
How peculiar is used in real sentences:
A peculiar purple mushroom appeared beside the garden path.
The cat had a peculiar habit of sleeping inside empty boxes.
“Yet one locked drawer held a peculiar bundle that did not match ordinary business papers.”
— from the passage The Gazette's Hidden Reports
Synonyms for peculiar
Other words for peculiar — odd, strange and unusual — carry the same meaning.
- odd
- strange
- unusual
Antonyms of peculiar
Words that mean the opposite of peculiar:
- normal
- ordinary
Where it comes from
From Latin peculiaris 'one's own'
Memory hook
A peculiar thing is particularly odd.