Synonyms of anomaly

anomaly

noun

1

as in exception

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ordinary
• usual
• norm

2

as in abnormality

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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