Synonyms for deviation
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Difference
difference, divergence, anomaly, variance, discrepancy, variation, departure, aberration, inconsistency, alteration, wandering, disagreement
2. Deflection
deflection, change, diversion, digression, turn, turning UK IE, swerving, divarication, divagation, deflexion UK
Other
deviance, error, aberrance, declination dated
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road.
- n. 2
A departure from the correct way of acting.
Related words
- Word family
- deviance deviate deviant
- Phrases
- standard deviation
Forms
- Plural
- deviations → differences, divergences, anomalies, variances…
Example sentences
- difference It won't make any difference whichever you choose.
- anomaly Do you consider a tornado an anomaly of nature?
- variance I need to calculate the mean and the variance.
- deflection The calculated deflection at the end of the beam is 2 cm.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| deviation | steady | |
| difference | steady | |
| anomaly | falling | |
| variance | steady | |
| divergence | steady | |
| deflection | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- turn1
- 5 letters
- error2
- 6 letters
- change1
- 7 letters
- turning2, anomaly4
- 8 letters
- variance3, swerving, deviance3
- 9 letters
- departure3, variation4, wandering3, diversion3, deflexion, aberrance
- 10 letters
- difference3, alteration4, divergence3, deflection3, aberration4, digression3, divagation
- 11 letters
- discrepancy4, declination
- 12 letters
- disagreement4, divarication
- 13 letters
- inconsistency5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (error2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- déviation
- Italiano
- deviazione
- Deutsch
- Umleitung