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abnormality

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of abnormality

1 a person, thing, or event that is far from normal

  • the abnormalities in the treeʼs leaves are caused by disease
Synonyms of abnormality

anomaly, freak, monster, monstrosity
Words Related to abnormality

abortion, malformation, miscreation, mutant, mutation

character, crackbrain, crackpot, crank, eccentric, kook, nut, oddball, screwball, weirdo

aberrant, deviant

individualist, maverick, nonconformist

curiosity, peculiarity, singularity

aberration, exception, irregularity, oddity, rarity
Near Antonyms of abnormality

sample, specimen

commonplace, usual
Antonyms of abnormality

average, norm, normal, par, standard

2 something that is different from what is ordinary or expected

  • let the vet know if you notice any abnormalities in your pet's behavior
Synonyms of abnormality

aberration, anomaly, exception, oddity, oddment, rarity
Words Related to abnormality

curiosity, peculiarity, singularity

accident, bizarrerie, phenomenon, quirk, vagary

distortion, kink, mutation, variation

difference, disparity, inconsistence, inconsistency

error, mistake

contradiction, paradox
Near Antonyms of abnormality

norm, ordinary, usual

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