anomalies

[uh-nom-uh-leez] / əˈnɒm ə liz /

NOUN

deviation from normal, usual

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aberration abnormality deviation inconsistency irregularity oddity rarity

STRONG

departure eccentricity exception incongruity peculiarity unorthodoxy

WEAK

unconformity

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conformity normality regularity sameness standard

STRONG

usualness

WEAK

usual

Example Sentences

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Looking ahead, projections under high greenhouse gas emission scenarios suggest that by the end of the century, the most intense meltwater anomalies could increase by as much as threefold.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

"They were present during the situations that have occurred regarding financial anomalies or poor governance," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Alphabet spinoff SandboxAQ and Australia’s DeteQt are developing systems based on measurement of magnetic anomalies in the Earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Under our feet, massive anomalies distort our planet’s magnetic field: Manhattan-size rocks, colossal buried meteorites, chunks of crust that solidified when the poles were flipped.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

At the next-heaviest atom, helium, the model began to break down, creating the anomalies that drew from Max Born his expression of despair.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik