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anomalous
Meaning: deviating from what is standard or expected
anomalous in a sentence
How anomalous is used in real sentences:
The scientist flagged the anomalous reading before rerunning the entire experiment.
The astronomer noticed an anomalous dimming in the star's light that no known theory could explain.
“One anomalous ring, unusually wide during an otherwise dry decade, initially seemed to overturn the regional pattern.”
— from the passage The Archive in Wood
Synonyms for anomalous
Other words for anomalous — irregular, atypical and aberrant — carry the same meaning.
- irregular
- atypical
- aberrant
Antonyms of anomalous
Words that mean the opposite of anomalous:
- normal
- typical
- standard
Where it comes from
From Greek anomalos 'uneven, irregular'
Word parts
- a/an — without/lack of
anomalous: an- (not) + omal (even, regular)
Memory hook
A-NO-malous — say 'a NO, that's not normal' when something is anomalous.