Synonyms for abnormality
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Noun
1. Anomaly
anomaly, irregularity, aberrant, deviancy, oddity, freak, freak of nature, deviant, strangeness, strange fish, outlier, weirdness, odd fish, queerness, singularity, monstrosity, freakishness, abnormity, rum, unusualness, abnormalcy, atypicality
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Definitions
- n. 1
The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
Related words
- Word family
- abnormalcy abnormalism abnormity
Forms
- Plural
- abnormalities → anomalies, irregularities, aberrants, deviancies…
Example sentences
- anomaly Do you consider a tornado an anomaly of nature?
- aberrant Tom's aberrant thinking persists.
- irregularity He is the last man to commit an irregularity.
- pathology Nurse, take this sample to Pathology immediately, please.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| abnormality | steady | |
| anomaly | falling | |
| aberrant | rising | |
| irregularity | falling | |
| deviancy | steady | |
| pathology | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- rum1
- 5 letters
- freak1
- 6 letters
- oddity3
- 7 letters
- anomaly4, deviant3, outlier3
- 8 letters
- aberrant3, deviancy4
- 9 letters
- pathology4, weirdness2, queerness, abnormity
- 10 letters
- abnormalcy
- 11 letters
- singularity5, monstrosity4, strangeness2, unusualness, atypicality
- 12 letters
- irregularity6, freakishness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (oddity3 = 3 syllables).