Synonyms for abnormal
æbˈnɔr məlab·nor·mal

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1. abnormaladjective

   Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.

   Synonyms:
   strange, odd, irregular, anomalous, exceptional, extraordinary, aberrant, unusual

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1. abnormal

   Synonyms:
   exceptional, irregular, monstrous, peculiar, rare, singular, uncommon, unprecedented, unusual

   Antonyms:
   common, natural, normal, ordinary, regular, typical, usual

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1. abnormal

   Synonyms:
   irregular, erratic, peculiar, unusual, exceptional, monstrous, aberrant, devious, divergent, eccentric, strange

   Antonyms:
   typical, normal, regular, ordinary, usual, natural, customary, illustrative

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1. abnormal, unnaturaladjective

   not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm

   "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food"

   Synonyms:
   affected, unnatural

   Antonyms:
   normal, moderate, average, natural, typical, modal(a), median(a), mean(a), regular

2. abnormaladjective

   departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development

   "they were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal"; "an abnormal personality"

   Synonyms:
   unnatural

   Antonyms:
   mean(a), average, typical, modal(a), normal, moderate, regular, median(a), natural

3. abnormaladjective

   much greater than the normal

   "abnormal profits"; "abnormal ambition"

   Synonyms:
   unnatural

   Antonyms:
   average, mean(a), normal, median(a), modal(a), typical, natural, regular, moderate

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1. • Psychology

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1. abnormaladjective

   Synonyms:
   irregular, anomalous, anomalistic, unusual, unnatural, singular, peculiar, unconformable, exceptional, heteroclite, aberrant, eccentric, erratic, strange, monstrous, preternatural

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1. abnormaladjective

   Synonyms:
   anomalous, irregular, exceptional, aberrant, erratic, unusual

   Antonyms:
   normal

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1. List of paraphrases for "abnormal":

   anomalous, unusual, unnatural, aberrant, irregular, anomaly, deviant, freaking, abnormality

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1. Milton Waner:

   These are genetic abnormalities, and we’ve identified some of the genes associated with venous malformation but not all of them, it’s clearly a genetic abnormality, but the abnormal gene was not throughout his entire body— only in a certain region of the face.

2. Mila Kunis:

   He was huge because you couldn’t walk down the street with him, he always had this weird (attraction) ... fans just screamed — they didn’t know how to react. It wasn’t like a normal response to a celebrity. The fans responded in a very abnormal way to him.

3. Abu Ahmed:

   What changed for us was the huge, abnormal size, and intensity of the bombardment.

4. Arthur Brooks:

   Even if we get a second wave we won't be scared of it in the same way, you can't stay' abnormal' for very long.

5. The NDRC:

   The focus will be on abnormal price fluctuations of bulk medicines and various types of drugs, in the worst, most heinous cases, we will use our utmost strength and might to protect the process of fair competition in the medicine market.