IDIOSYNCRASIES Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

idiosyncrasies

noun

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plural of idiosyncrasy

as in tricks

an odd or peculiar habit his only idiosyncrasy is his inveterate wearing of sneakers, even with business suits

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Recent Examples of idiosyncrasies Even a Massie win, as one strategist told Salon, wouldn’t necessarily justify clean conclusions about the President given the idiosyncrasies of Massie’s district, which stretches from the Cincinnati suburbs to the West Virginia border. —

Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 Although jazz can be powerfully expressive of a composer or musician’s personal idiosyncrasies and attitude (think of Miles Davis or Sun Ra), blues is the domain of raw emotion. —

René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026 That candor is refreshing, and the film’s conclusions about accepting the idiosyncrasies of one’s individual eros are quite moving. —

Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026 This can actually be taken too far—4 or 5 big dashes and the character of the genever all but vanishes, while only one dash and the genever character could be too strong for those unacclimated to its malty idiosyncrasies. —

Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 9 May 2026 No matter what’s rattling around in Peter’s brain, his bandmates are ready to play around with its cinematic potential by whipping up a DIY batter of post-punk and no-wave idiosyncrasies. —

Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026 Most of the videos are gentle teasing about the idiosyncrasies of working at a bar or retreads of other viral videos. —

Lauren Chapman, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026 An analysis of the previous plans by the New York Times pointed out some idiosyncrasies in the design, among them, that its grand staircase didn't lead to the ballroom and there was no door on the side facing the staircase. —

Arden Farhi, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026 So the city’s idiosyncrasies have always appealed to me. —

Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for idiosyncrasies

Noun

As his tricks progressed, the Young Man felt horrified and confused at the same time.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
From that moment on, people in Cuba have been unable to access El Estornudo except through technological tricks like VPNs and proxies that alter their geolocation.

— Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026