ANOMALY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ANOMALY?

Need another word that means the same as “anomaly”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “anomaly” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Anomaly” are: anomalousness, oddity, peculiarity, abnormality, irregularity, inconsistency, incongruity, deviation, aberration, quirk, freak, exception, departure, divergence, variation

Anomaly as a Noun

Definitions of "Anomaly" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “anomaly” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun.
• Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.
• The angular distance of a planet or satellite from its last perihelion or perigee.
• Position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun.
• A person who is unusual.
• Deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule.

Synonyms of "Anomaly" as a noun (15 Words)

aberration	The failure of rays to converge at one focus because of a defect in a lens or mirror. I see these activities as some kind of mental aberration.
abnormality	An abnormal feature, characteristic, or occurrence. Miscarriage can be caused by fetal abnormality.
anomalousness	A person who is unusual.
departure	A variation that deviates from the standard or norm. She made a hasty departure.
deviation	The amount by which a single measurement differs from a fixed value such as the mean. The deviation from the mean.
divergence	A difference in opinions, interests, etc. A fundamental divergence of attitude.
exception	Grounds for adverse criticism. An exception tests the rule.
freak	A person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed. A freak storm.
incongruity	The state of being incongruous; incompatibility. The incongruity of his fleshy face and skinny body disturbed her.
inconsistency	The quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts. The inconsistency between his expressed attitudes and his actual behaviour.
irregularity	Behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality. The irregularity of his breathing.
oddity	Something unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting. She was regarded as a bit of an oddity.
peculiarity	An odd or unusual characteristic. The peculiarity of their upbringing.
quirk	A sudden twist, turn, or curve. They accepted her attitude as one of her little quirks.
variation	A repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished. The figures showed marked variation from year to year.

Usage Examples of "Anomaly" as a noun

• There are a number of anomalies in the present system.
• The apparent anomaly that those who produced the wealth were the poorest.
• The position abounds in anomaly.

Associations of "Anomaly" (30 Words)

abnormal	Not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm. Abnormal ambition.
abnormality	An abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies. Miscarriage can be caused by fetal abnormality.
anomalous	Deviating from the general or common order or type. Sentences which are grammatically anomalous.
antic	A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement. Hamlet s assumed antic disposition.
atypical	Not representative of a type, group, or class. A sample of people who are rather atypical of the target audience.
bizarre	Very strange or unusual. A bizarre situation.
deviance	The fact or state of diverging from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour. Social deviance.
deviation	The deflection of a ship’s compass needle caused by iron in the ship. The deviation from the mean.
eccentric	A person of a specified kind usually with many eccentricities. A servo driving an eccentric cam.
exception	A person or thing that is excluded from a general statement or does not follow a rule. All her children were brilliant the only exception was her last child.
extraordinary	An item in a company’s accounts not arising from its normal activities. An extraordinary capacity for work.
grotesque	Incongruous or inappropriate to a shocking degree. A figure wearing a grotesque mask.
irregularity	Behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality. The irregularity of his breathing.
maverick	An unorthodox or independent-minded person. Maverick politicians.
odd	Spare; unoccupied. Some odd dollars left.
oddity	Something unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting. Realizing the oddity of the remark he retracted it.
offbeat	Any of the normally unaccented beats in a bar. The answer sums up his offbeat skewed vision of the world.
outlandish	Foreign or alien. Outlandish brightly coloured clothes.
peculiar	Unique or specific to a person or thing or category. Any attempt to explicate the theme is bound to run into peculiar difficulties.
quaint	Attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic. Quaint streets of New Orleans that most foreign of American cities.
specialization	(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function. A period of increasing specialization in the field of medicine.
strange	Unusual or surprising; difficult to understand or explain. He s a very strange man.
uncanny	Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way. An uncanny feeling that she was being watched.
uncommon	Marked by an uncommon quality especially superlative or extreme of its kind J R Lowell. An uncommon name.
unearthly	Unreasonably early or inconvenient. He could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din.
unnatural	Not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature. Death by unnatural causes.
unprecedented	Never done or known before. The government took the unprecedented step of releasing confidential correspondence.
unusual	Not usual or common or ordinary. An unusual meteorite.
weird	Strikingly odd or unusual. The three weird sisters.