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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It created an outlier in total spending, especially across the post-Covid years.

From BBC

"However, it is also the case that there are too many people in our prisons and like the rest of the UK we remain an outlier amongst western nations in this regard."

From BBC

Speaking to other militia members who joined the revolts of Bundy and his father, The Atlantic found that Ammon was an outlier in his own community.

From Salon

“Do you want to spend tens of thousands for a single dayslong outlier? Or have a system to get you through 8 hours, and that’s good enough?”

From The Wall Street Journal

“The result is that, whilst our allies have developed a more sophisticated approach, the U.K. has become an outlier.”

From The Wall Street Journal