Synonyms of aberration

aberration

noun

ˌa-bə-ˈrā-shən 

1

as in dementia

a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life

Joan of Arc was certain the voices she had been hearing were not a manifestation of some sort of aberration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dementia
• insanity
• hysteria
• schizophrenia
• madness
• instability
• paranoia
• derangement
• mania
• rage
• lunacy
• delusion
• abnormality
• neurosis
• psychosis
• irrationality
• frenzy
• unreasonableness
• delirium
• obsession
• phobia
• hallucination
• hallucinosis
• senile dementia
• unsoundness
• monomania
• hypomania
• dementedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mind
• sanity
• rationality
• saneness
• lucidity
• reasonableness
• normality
• soundness
• reasonability
• rationalness

2

as in anomaly

something that is different from what is ordinary or expected

there are some slight aberrations in the type due to the nature of old printing presses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anomaly
• exception
• abnormality
• rarity
• variation
• difference
• phenomenon
• oddity
• distortion
• singularity
• accident
• peculiarity
• inconsistency
• mutation
• quirk
• disparity
• oddment
• vagary
• error
• mistake
• paradox
• bizarrerie
• contradiction
• inconsistence
• curiosity
• kink

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ordinary
• usual
• norm

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aberration

The Knights have lost two games after opponents came up with one-handed, game-winning catches in the closing seconds, making Friday’s blowout setback a bit of an aberration. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Russia’s exquisite air defenses and geographic depth made no difference, and images of burning Russian bombers finally settled the debate as to whether drones are a tactical aberration or a tectonic shift in geopolitical power. — Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026

Throw out the Fresno State shutout, since that feels a bit like an aberration at this point, and the Trojans have only sacked the quarterback three times in their other four games. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

He’s learned from his aberrations, whether jumping on the couch or advising people not to take prescription drugs. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026