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
  • This can lead to birds choosing a new mate out of necessity more than incompatibility with the previous partner.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 8 July 2026
  • This phenomenon, called cytoplasmic incompatibility, also occurs when male and female mosquitoes carrying different strains of the bacterium mate.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026
Definition of incompatibility
Noun
  • The dichotomy exists then and now, which is why Plath’s work has longevity, and tarot is still a powerful form of divination because both speak to the soul.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
  • The Tour is both globally popular and hyper-local and Prudhomme embodies this dichotomy.
    — Andy McGrath, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of dichotomy
Noun
  • Irony involves incongruity, while tragicomedy is about possible congruity—not mutual erasure but the capacity for the tragic and comic to coexist.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
  • Nobody is more alive to the comic incongruity than the man himself.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 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
  • In addition to filing an administrative appeal, Kondapelli is also asking for a use variance for the short-term rental business.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
  • The variance requires the roosters to be part of a railing, however, and for now, they are just bolted to the steps.
    — Holly Ramer, Fortune, 24 July 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
  • The Galaxy Watch 9 will monitor your vitals at night, specifically your blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), heart rate, heart rate variability, respiratory rate, and skin temperature.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026
  • That variability exposes the limits of a one-size-fits-all hydration approach.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of variability
Noun
  • The city’s income inequality has also widened, and for Jean-François Lejeune, a professor at the University of Miami School of Architecture, the new crop of luxury buildings has become a potent symbol of that growing disparity.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Unlike the Labour mainstream, which sought to alleviate inequality through democratic reform, Militant believed in the overthrow of British capitalism, by force if necessary.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Definition of inequality
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