IRREGULARITY Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

irregularity

noun

Definition of irregularity

as in abnormality

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as in arbitrariness

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Recent Examples of irregularity In the case of an irregularity, such as this, the board assigns all ballots cast in error to the candidate with the second-highest number of votes. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 Tam said Odora’s spadix was a developmental irregularity, but emphasized the plant remains healthy. — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 Their irregularity, far from being a flaw, became creative inspiration. — Selene Oliva, Glamour, 13 July 2026 Others are chasing answers for chronic bloating, pain or irregularity that no doctor has been able to explain. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for irregularity

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Noun

Those with anatomic pulmonary abnormalities or neuromuscular disorders.

— Anna Halkidis, Parents, 2 Sep. 2026
However, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists advises against using tricyclic antidepressants during pregnancy due to the risk of major congenital abnormalities and other serious problems.

— Isabella Cueto, STAT, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of abnormality

Noun

During the pandemic, Lowe, the father of two boys, wrestled with establishing safety measures at Benjamin, and he was struck by the arbitrariness of many health protocols.

— Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
To live in greater Los Angeles is to embrace the arbitrariness of it all.

— Meghan Daum, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026

Definition of arbitrariness

Noun

Last year, India had urged members at the BRICS summit to address their trade imbalances with New Delhi, and market access to address that distortion is expected to be on the agenda this year.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
Concerns about tariffs are creating distortions in the global market and contributing to higher prices, analysts say.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of distortion

Noun

Governments need to treat volatility as a risk alongside currency fluctuations, interest rates, and credit costs.

— Nana Menya Ayensu, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Hundreds of drone and missile attacks have added to other strains on Jordan that include a slumping economy and volatility in the neighboring West Bank, where Israeli settlers have ramped up attacks on Palestinians.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of volatility

Noun

The other infant, a 6-week-old girl with a genetic defect that left her highly vulnerable to infection, died of measles, Diamantoni told the Associated Press.

— Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
If one prisoner makes a deal (defects) then that prisoner gets to go free and the other gets a heavier sentence.

— Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of defect

Noun

Everyone knows the outdated and offensive characterization of a cat lady — a stereotype conjuring images of solitude, eccentricities and probably cartons of ice cream.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Bring an equal eccentricity to your interiors with a Nordic Knots area rug.

— Madeline Fass, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of eccentricity

Noun

Back in 2007, Cash underwent brain surgery following a Stage 1 Chiari malformation diagnosis.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Sixteen-year-old Quin Duncan is a varsity lacrosse player in Wilmington is relieved to be back on the field after a bout with arteriovenous malformation (AVM).

— Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 4 June 2026

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