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

And as our team wrote in the initial recap of last night’s game, many suspect this is a one-off aberration for the mighty Rams. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Two titles in three appearances over 10 years have made playing in the final game of the NFL season the bar, rather than an aberration. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

The lack of offense was familiar, except for the aberration of Thursday night’s 18-run outburst against the Houston Astros. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2026

Nearly half a century onward, Jonestown strikes many people as a bizarre aberration. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026