Synonyms of anomaly

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anomaly

noun

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1

as in abnormality

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

• abnormality
• exception
• rarity
• aberration
• variation
• phenomenon
• difference
• oddity
• singularity
• quirk
• peculiarity
• inconsistency
• distortion
• disparity
• accident
• paradox
• mutation
• error
• mistake
• vagary
• contradiction
• inconsistence
• oddment
• bizarrerie
• kink
• curiosity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ordinary
• usual
• norm

• ordinary
• usual
• norm

2

as in mutation

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

• abnormality
• mutation
• exception
• freak
• monster
• irregularity
• rarity
• malformation
• monstrosity
• aberrant
• mutant
• abortion
• oddball
• eccentric
• aberration
• deviant
• weirdo
• peculiarity
• singularity
• crackpot
• oddity
• screwball
• maverick
• kook
• miscreation
• nonconformist
• crank
• individualist
• character
• curiosity
• crackbrain
• nut

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• normal
• average
• standard
• sample
• norm
• specimen
• par
• usual
• commonplace

• normal
• average
• standard
• sample
• norm
• specimen
• par
• usual
• commonplace

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