strange or unusual, especially in a way that is unpleasant or makes you worried a peculiar smell/taste The meat tasted rather peculiar. There was something peculiar in the way he smiled. I had a peculiar feeling we'd met before. He died in very peculiar circumstances. For some peculiar reason, she refused to come inside.

strange or unusual, especially in a way that is unpleasant or worrying synonym odd a peculiar smell/taste There was something peculiar in the way he smiled. I had a peculiar feeling we'd met before. Her behavior was a peculiar mixture of the sophisticated and the childlike. He died in very peculiar circumstances.

Definition of peculiar Synonyms for peculiar She got a peculiar feeling when the phone rang. It seems peculiar that he would leave town and not tell anybody. She had a peculiar expression on her face. The dog's peculiar behavior worried them. The monotony, as well as the stress, of this year has made time pass in a peculiar way.

Whenever I smell something peculiar coming from the kitchen, I know it is best to go to a friend’s house for dinner. The medicine made me feel peculiar as though I was walking on needles. Once I told my doctor the medicine made me feel peculiar, he altered my prescription. My peculiar sister has twenty-three cats.