Synonyms for anomaly
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Noun
1. Abnormality — A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier
abnormality, deviation, irregularity, aberration, exception, oddity, peculiarity, phenomenon, discrepancy, eccentricity, inconsistency, freak, rarity, singularity, strangeness, freak of nature, deviance, monstrosity, informality, queerness, abnormity, outlier
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Definitions
- n. 1
A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.
Related words
- Word family
- anomalistic anomalous
- Phrases
- calendar anomaly
- Is a kind of
- entity occurrence
Forms
- Plural
- anomalies → abnormalities, deviations, irregularities, aberrations…
Example sentences
- deviation No deviation from the regulations will be tolerated.
- aberration Owing to a strange mental aberration, Tom forgot his own name.
- abnormality We have detected an abnormality on your x-ray.
- irregularity He is the last man to commit an irregularity.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| anomaly | falling | |
| deviation | steady | |
| aberration | steady | |
| abnormality | steady | |
| irregularity | falling | |
| anomalousness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- freak1
- 6 letters
- rarity3, oddity3
- 7 letters
- outlier3
- 8 letters
- deviance3
- 9 letters
- exception3, deviation4, queerness, abnormity
- 10 letters
- phenomenon4, aberration4
- 11 letters
- discrepancy4, singularity5, abnormality5, monstrosity4, strangeness2, peculiarity6, informality5
- 12 letters
- eccentricity5, irregularity6
- 13 letters
- inconsistency5, anomalousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rarity3 = 3 syllables).