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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He said some manufacturers will have seen this coming and built up their inventory ahead of time to help mitigate the price rises - but called those firms "outliers".

From BBC

The Japanese market paid a price for being such an outlier: Japanese stocks fell for the next 20 years.

From Barron's

Which is what makes Texas Tech one of the unlikeliest outliers in the sport.

From The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. is a global outlier, as there are approved versions of low-dose atropine in all other major markets.

From The Wall Street Journal

London-based analyst David Adams considers a stronger euro, resulting from much more enthusiastic take-up of AI technology as a potential outlier.

From MarketWatch