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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Being bounced by the all-time greats is not surprising, but there are some anomalies among the statistics.

From BBC

Survivors there continue to face elevated rates of illness, congenital anomalies and trauma.

From Barron's

It said in 2024 the land off Bath Street in the Millbay area was surveyed to locate bedrock and identified two potential anomalies - "both of which were discovered to be harmless".

From BBC

Since the Premier League's inception almost 34 years ago, one of its great anomalies is that no English names have appeared on the managerial roll of honour as winners.

From BBC

Indeed, there may be some data-collection anomalies after the Bureau of Labor Statistics missed the October CPI report altogether, which means there was no monthly comparison for the past two months.

From MarketWatch