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Synonyms for anomaly
əˈnɒm ə lianom·a·ly

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Wiktionary2.8 / 6 votes

  1. anomalynoun

    Synonyms:
    exception, inconsistency, deviation, abnormality, deviance, irregularity

  2. anomalynoun

    A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal.

    Synonyms:
    abnormality, exception, deviance, irregularity, inconsistency, deviation

  3. anomalynoun

    Something or someone that is strange or unusual.

    He is an anomaly among his friends.

    Synonyms:
    abnormality, inconsistency, deviance, deviation, irregularity, exception

  4. anomalynoun

    Any event or measurement that is out of the ordinary regardless of whether it is exceptional or not.

    Synonyms:
    exception, deviation, abnormality, irregularity, deviance, inconsistency

  5. anomalynoun

    Any of various angular distances.

    Synonyms:
    inconsistency, irregularity, abnormality, deviance, exception, deviation

  6. anomalynoun

    A defect or malformation.

    Synonyms:
    deviance, abnormality, exception, deviation, inconsistency, irregularity

  7. anomalynoun

    A failure of a classical symmetry due to quantum corrections.

    Synonyms:
    inconsistency, irregularity, deviance, abnormality, exception, deviation

  8. anomalynoun

    An irregularity or disproportion.

    Synonyms:
    irregularity, deviance, inconsistency, deviation, abnormality, exception

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. anomaly

    Synonyms:
    irregularity, abnormity, exception, informality, peculiarity, eccentricity

    Antonyms:
    conformity, regularity, illustration, conformance, exemplification, specimen

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. anomaly, anomalousnessnoun

    deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule

    Synonyms:
    anomalousness, unusual person

  2. anomaly, unusual personnoun

    a person who is unusual

    Synonyms:
    anomalousness, unusual person

  3. anomalynoun

    (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)

    Synonyms:
    anomalousness, unusual person

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. anomalynoun

    Synonyms:
    irregularity, abnormity, singularity, peculiarity, unconformity, eccentricity, monstrosity

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words5.0 / 1 vote

  1. anomalynoun

    Synonyms:
    irregularity, abnormity, deviation

Nicknames0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of known nicknames for "Anomaly":

    Alan Stuart

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How to use anomaly in a sentence?

  1. Victoria Arlen:

    It’s really rare to get both of them and they still don’t know what caused it, i’m kind of an anomaly.

  2. Ric Gillespie:

    We’ll use a camera-equipped underwater Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) to investigate a sonar anomaly at a depth of 600 feet that could be the fuselage of Earhart’s Lockheed Electra.

  3. Conrad Plyler:

    I don't think of Conrad Plyler as an anomaly, I think that younger Republican voters are more progressive... and it has now become a generational thing inside the party, so, if Republicans are scared of these kinds of voters, then they are scared of Republicans. That's the shame of it.

  4. Andrew Cuomo:

    New York City is the natural for it to increase because of the density, westchester was an anomaly -- that whole New Rochelle situation.

  5. Philip Stinson:

    We can tell for one year, but is that just an anomaly or is it a trend?


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