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

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

As part of the ScanPyramids project, the research team closely examined the eastern facade and detected two anomalies behind the polished surface.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 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

At the quantum-sensing firm SandboxAQ, an Alphabet spinoff, Luca Ferrara heads a team developing a system that can help ships and airliners navigate in GPS-denied areas by detecting Earth’s distinctive magnetic anomalies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Similarly, Wilhelm Friedrich Bessel predicted the existence of Neptune on the basis of anomalies in the orbit of Uranus.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton