Synonyms of aberrations

aberrations

noun

plural of aberration

as in anomalies

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

• anomalies
• exceptions
• abnormalities
• rarities
• differences
• variations
• phenomena
• distortions
• oddities
• singularities
• mutations
• peculiarities
• disparities
• vagaries
• accidents
• inconsistencies
• quirks
• errors
• oddments
• mistakes
• curiosities
• paradoxes
• inconsistences
• contradictions
• bizarreries
• kinks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• norms
• ordinaries
• usuals

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aberrations

Those contracts were also aberrations; Moreno never permitted the Angels to exceed baseball’s luxury-tax threshold. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

There’s not enough space in one letter to describe the aberrations of this president. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

And that those who carry both principles in a single body, who have always carried both, are not aberrations of this cosmology. — Vogue, 1 June 2026

But as the film quietly signals, a society’s obscenities are not aberrations, only parts of an ugly chapter in a long history. — Michael Snyder, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026

However, the 14mm shows more corner aberrations than the 20mm and 24mm lenses. — James Abbott, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2026

These flat metalenses could focus this light without the kinds of aberrations that can result from the curves of conventional optics. — IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2025

Here and there, artistic aberrations emerge in the motif. — Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025

During the interrogations, Kelley determines that Göring and his fellow Nazi leaders were not historical aberrations, but ordinary people who had descended a dark moral path – one that even seemingly upright, war-victorious Americans might be capable of following. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025