Synonyms of anomalies

anomalies

noun

plural of anomaly

1

as in exceptions

something that is different from what is ordinary or expected

her C grade is an anomaly, as she's never made anything except A's and B's before

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• norms
• ordinaries
• usuals

2

as in abnormalities

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

snow in July is an anomaly in most of the northern hemisphere

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abnormalities
• mutations
• exceptions
• irregularities
• monsters
• freaks
• monstrosities
• malformations
• rarities
• mutants
• nuts
• aberrations
• eccentrics
• oddballs
• crackpots
• deviants
• singularities
• peculiarities
• weirdos
• kooks
• miscreations
• mavericks
• aberrants
• cranks
• curiosities
• oddities
• screwballs
• characters
• individualists
• nonconformists
• crackbrains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• standards
• norms
• averages
• normals
• samples
• specimens
• pars
• commonplaces
• usuals

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of anomalies

The hospital serves children with more complex pediatric conditions including complex cardiac, neurosurgical, congenital anomalies, cancer and blood disorders in addition to the everyday ailments of the state’s children. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2026

In these regions, the predominant ailments are HIV/AIDS, premature birth and birth trauma, congenital anomalies and injuries. — Emilee Flynn, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026

According to the company, its full-size humanoids can independently detect and correct anomalies while coordinating with the factory’s production line system. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

Reconcile your accounts and review reports Even if your books are current, anomalies and errors can creep in. — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Anyone who regularly follows dark matter news knows that past tantalizing anomalies evaporated as more data came in. — ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

The model, trained on this patchwork, starts flagging thousands of legitimate customers as billing anomalies while missing real discrepancies buried in the messy records. — Olufunsho Peters, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Statistical anomalies One month does not a trend make, and there is some reason to doubt the data. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Over a span of nearly 20 years and thousands of different writers, the writing has not been contained to a single, cohesive canon, but everything is at least centered around this organization investigating supernatural anomalies from everyday items. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026