ABERRATED Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

aberrated

adjective

ˈa-bə-ˌrā-təd

Definition of aberrated

as in unusual

being out of the ordinary you may have taken an aberrated path to the correct answer, but you got there

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Its unusual features give it a curious, almost surprised expression, helping people connect with a species rarely seen outside its coral home.

— Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Researchers used Jefferson Lab’s Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) to produce the experiment’s unusual probe.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of unusual

Adjective

Building new housing on two islands in San Francisco, one of the hottest housing markets, involved an extraordinary saga.

— Julie Z. Weil, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2026
As his abilities give him access to increasingly sophisticated criminal schemes and extraordinary wealth, he is drawn into a world of luxury, excess and organized cybercrime.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of extraordinary

Adjective

In another trial, researchers with the UC San Diego School of Medicine and Case Western Reserve University are also analyzing blood from 84 adult participants with HIV and abnormal levels of body fat buildup.

— Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
The vaccine targets abnormal proteins called neoantigens that appear on the surface of cancer cells.

— Aria Bendix, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of abnormal

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This commitment to investing in people, listening intently, and acting on feedback drives continuous improvement, proving that exceptional service is a deliberate outcome of strong leadership and a responsive culture.

— Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Food and drink Zori’s 32-year-old chef, Siniša Jevrosimov, is an exceptional talent.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of exceptional

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Under the rule, states must supply the USPS with lists of mail ballot recipients, and all outbound and return ballot envelopes must bear unique barcodes.

— Andrew Chung, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
The extreme environment has long given researchers a unique perspective on what makes plants grow, insight that would be hard to obtain elsewhere.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of unique

Adjective

In a rare move, the chipmaker provided a revenue growth outlook for fiscal 2028 that forecast annual sales to increase 70% from the prior year.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Within the Milky Way, astronomers have so far identified roughly 100 stellar stream candidates shed by globular clusters, but finding one around another galaxy is extraordinarily rare.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of rare

Adjective

Colbert also made a virtual appearance last week to accept the award for outstanding achievement in variety, talk or sketch from the Television Critics Association Awards.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Wright has had an outstanding camp coming off his best season.

— Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of outstanding

Adjective

The continent is being hammered by a number of odd energy policy decisions, from closing zero-emission nuclear plants or shutting down natural gas facilities.

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
The odd part is that all of this spending, hiring and firing is happening around a target every major AI lab defines differently.

— Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of odd

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