outlier

[out-lahy-er] / ˈaʊtˌlaɪ ər /

NOUN

something that stands apart

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aberration deviation eccentricity exception oddity

STRONG

anomaly deviance irregularity quirk

WEAK

bohemian dissenter dissident eccentric heretic iconoclast maverick nonconformist original outsider

Antonyms

STRONGEST

average normality standard

Example Sentences

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As a love song, “Lowdown” is the record’s high point and disco outlier.

From The Wall Street Journal

But as a percentage of free cash flow, such costs are far smaller at those companies than at Meta, which is an outlier.

From The Wall Street Journal

When there was the discussion about the loan to Ukraine, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic were outliers.

From The Wall Street Journal

That mellow approach made her such an outlier in the vicious world of international figure skating that she might as well have showed up with roller skates.

From The Wall Street Journal

So his lame-duck behavior will be an outlier, regardless of what happens to rates between now and May.

From MarketWatch