Synonyms for anomaly
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uh-nom-uh-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈnɒm ə li |
Top 10 synonyms for anomaly
Définition of anomaly
Origin :- 1570s, from Latin anomalia, from Greek anomalia "inequality," noun of quality from anomalos "uneven, irregular," from an-, privative prefix, "not" (see an- (1)) + homalos "even," from homos "same" (see same).
- noun deviation from normal, usual
- What an anomaly in political architecture, to build an inverted pyramid!
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- His position is virtually an anomaly and he himself, a mere figure-head.
- Extract from : « Australia Revenged » by Boomerang
- To test this anomaly, use should be made of Landolt's apparatus (Fig. 36).
- Extract from : « Criminal Man » by Gina Lombroso-Ferrero
- That other anomaly, a man of inherited wealth, is disgusting to the anarchist.
- Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
- His amusing vindication of the anomaly is worthy of a perusal.
- Extract from : « The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Henry Martyn Baird
- This anomaly was present in several of the maternal ancestors of the woman.
- Extract from : « Buchanan's Journal of Man, February 1887 » by Various
- It was an anomaly that gold should be produced in this region.
- Extract from : « Beyond the Vanishing Point » by Raymond King Cummings
- The only citizen to whom I suggested the anomaly merely said, "Well, why not?"
- Extract from : « A Labrador Doctor » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
- This organization is an anomaly in the history of the world.
- Extract from : « Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. » by Josiah Quincy
- By-the-bye, the Anomaly has spotted a defective grindstone there.
- Extract from : « Put Yourself in His Place » by Charles Reade
Antonyms for anomaly
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