Vocabulary
Peculiar
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
different to what is normal or expected; strange.
Urdu meaning
عجیب ، انوکھا، نرالا،خصوصیت سے
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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And yet, this is a peculiar move for it and it might be considering taking parliament into confidence to seek its endorsement and present it as a consensus decision.
Dawn Editorials —
Strategic confusion
— 2026-02-22
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He`s safe, some inventory lost, but working online now, grateful for the social media support that lets him breathe, he said.When a building burns, we witness a peculiar violence against time itself.
Dawn Editorials —
What fire takes
— 2026-01-25
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Every city with a peculiar water cycle, topography and public participation must chalk out its own unique plan to climate-proof itself through a multifunctional climate infrastructure.
Dawn Editorials —
Urban storm-water management
— 2025-09-08
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This has led to a peculiar paradox: religion is deployed to mobilise, but faith-based discourse is often left untouched, even in areas where it could give rise to social breakdown or violence.
Dawn Editorials —
Witch hunts, state silence
— 2025-07-20
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Both strands of militancy have their peculiar dynamics, which require targeted counterterrorism strategies to deal with.
Dawn Editorials —
Gruesome murders
— 2025-07-12
Synonyms
strange,odd, unusual, funny,bizarre, curious, weird,queer, uncanny, unexpected
Antonyms
normal, ordinary
Curator example
“he gave her some very peculiar looks”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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