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anomalousness

noun

as in incompatibility

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anomalousness
  1. incompatibility
  2. dichotomy
  3. incongruity
  4. incongruence
  5. variance
  6. nonconformity
  7. variability
  8. inequality
Noun
  • Her incompatibility is expertly and efficiently illustrated in an immediate fallout with Gordon’s brash but lovable brother, Heavy (Justin Rosniak), who Ash gets along with swimmingly.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The emotional incompatibility of self-care Applebaum said that even those who can overcome the practical obstacles often still struggle to take care of themselves.
    — Elissa Strauss, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of incompatibility
Noun
  • His understanding of humans as imperfect complex beings and looking at life beyond the dichotomy of individuals as good or bad.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The dichotomy of hard and soft is something that Williams appreciates.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of dichotomy
Noun
  • Both shows attempted to offer a perspective on authentic Italian style, with Milan's incongruities as an underlying theme.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Listeners seemed to delight in the incongruity—a semipopular rapper suddenly sounded nothing like himself.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of incongruity
Noun
  • The more senior the team, the more costly this incongruence becomes, because symbolic behavior travels quickly through the organization.
    — Britton Bloch, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Such incongruence between actions and intentions can also bring about feelings of guilt.
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of incongruence
Noun
  • Instead of treating it as the new normal, the team investigated what was driving the variance.
    — David Crown, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Ultimately, Lineage did not receive any variances or exemptions as a result of its efforts, a spokesperson said.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of variance
Noun
  • How much, if at all, gender nonconformity was accepted, is not directly evident.
    — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
  • In that movie, Keating taught English and poetry, so his open mind and nonconformity worked.
    — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026
Definition of nonconformity
Noun
  • But anything touching dosage, diagnostics, treatment recommendations or critical actions has zero variability.
    — Polina Chebanova, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Canned pumpkin takes the variability of homemade purée out of the equation.
    — Julia Black, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of variability
Noun
  • Throughout the novel, outsiders suggest that hagwons might replicate preexisting social inequalities.
    — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Educators and policymakers have also spent several decades focused on correcting historical gender inequalities that held back girls.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of inequality
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