Synonyms for deviance
Most common
anomaly aberration queerness unusualness deviation unusuality
Definitions
- n. 1
Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.
Socrates was sentenced to death for his deviance.
Forms
- Plural
- deviances → aberrations, queernesses, anomalies, unusualnesses…
Example sentences
- anomaly Do you consider a tornado an anomaly of nature?
- aberration Owing to a strange mental aberration, Tom forgot his own name.
- queerness Why is queerness still stigmatized?
- deviation No deviation from the regulations will be tolerated.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| deviance | rising | |
| anomaly | falling | |
| aberration | steady | |
| queerness | rising | |
| unusualness | steady | |
| deviation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- anomaly4
- 9 letters
- deviation4, queerness, aberrancy, aberrance
- 10 letters
- aberration4, unusuality
- 11 letters
- unusualness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (anomaly4 = 4 syllables).