ABERRATIONS Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

aberrations

noun

plural of aberration

as in anomalies

something that is different from what is ordinary or expected there are some slight aberrations in the type due to the nature of old printing presses

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Recent Examples of aberrations He’s learned from his aberrations, whether jumping on the couch or advising people not to take prescription drugs. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026 Those contracts were also aberrations; Moreno never permitted the Angels to exceed baseball’s luxury-tax threshold. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 There’s not enough space in one letter to describe the aberrations of this president. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026 And that those who carry both principles in a single body, who have always carried both, are not aberrations of this cosmology. — Vogue, 1 June 2026 But as the film quietly signals, a society’s obscenities are not aberrations, only parts of an ugly chapter in a long history. — Michael Snyder, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026 However, the 14mm shows more corner aberrations than the 20mm and 24mm lenses. — James Abbott, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2026 These flat metalenses could focus this light without the kinds of aberrations that can result from the curves of conventional optics. — IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2025 Here and there, artistic aberrations emerge in the motif. — Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025

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Noun

Other possible uses include detecting weak magnetic signals from the heart and muscles, improving navigation, and spotting underground magnetic anomalies.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
When the fetus was diagnosed with a heart defect and other serious anomalies, the parents asked Kelley to terminate the pregnancy.

— Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of anomalies

Noun

Airbnb said exceptions may apply in certain circumstances, such as requiring guests to put trash in animal-proof containers in areas with bears.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
The system also requires recurring checks for matching information, although legal exceptions apply and removal is not immediate.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of exceptions

Noun

The virus may also cause congenital abnormalities in newborn calves.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Previously, evaluating Alzheimer’s risk or detecting early brain abnormalities required invasive spinal taps, expensive PET scans, or limited genetic testing.

— Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

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