Synonyms of aberrant
96 similar words · 60 opposite words
Another word for aberrant is unusual. Other synonyms of aberrant are odd, weird, freak, alien and abnormal. The opposite of aberrant is natural.
Synonyms and similar words for aberrant
adjectiveDiffering from the norm.
- abnormalNot conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
- exceptional
- unusualNot usual, out of the ordinary.
- alienVery unfamiliar, strange, or removed.
- anomalousDeviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.
- bizarreStrangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic...
- bookyStrange, scary, suspicious.
- curiousLeading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual.
- deviantCharacterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.
- discrepantShowing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
- eerieInspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.
- eldritchUnearthly, supernatural, eerie, preternatural.
- errant
- extraordinary
- fey
- forby UK, dialectalUncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.
- freakStrange, weird, unexpected.
- freakish
- freakyOdd; bizarre; unusual.
- funnyStrange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.
- heteroclite
- hinky informal
- incongruous
- incongruitousSynonym of incongruous.
- irregular
- kooky informal
- nonstandard
- oddDiffering from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
- outlandishGreatly different from common experience; bizarre, outrageous, strange.
- out of the ordinaryExtraordinary, unusual, or exceptional, especially for the better.
- outré
- peculiar
- quaint dialectal
- queerStrange, odd, or different; whimsical.
- queer as a clockwork orange UK
- queer as a nine bob note UKSynonym of queer as a clockwork orange.
- queer as a three dollar bill US
- queer as a coot
- rare
- selcouthStrange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous.
- seldUnusual; unwonted.
- singularOut of the ordinary; curious.
- strange
- trippy informalStrange, surreal, similar to the effects of a hallucinogen.
- uncanny
- uncommon
- unconventional
- unearthly
- unexpectedNot expected, anticipated or foreseen.
- unreasonable
- unwonted
- weirdDeviating from the normal; bizarre.
- weirdsomeMarked by weirdness; strange; mysterious.
- yampy UK, dialectalBarmy; mad; daft.
- as queer as Dick's hatband dated
- fremd dialectal, rare
- monstrous obsolete
- queer as Dick's hatband datedVery queer: very unusual or strange.
- rum UK, dated
- rummy UK, dated
- uncouth archaicUnfamiliar, strange, foreign.
adjectiveStraying from the right way; deviating from morality or truth.
- devious
- immoralBreaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so inconsistent with the demands of virtue, purity, or...
- corrupt
- corrupted
- depraved
- lost formal
- dirty-handed
- dissolute
- effete
- questionable
- indecent
- indecorousImproper, immodest, or indecent.
- immodestWithout customary restraint or modesty of expression; shameless.
- improper
- incontinent
- iniquitousMorally objectionable; sinful, wicked.
- licentious
- noughtWicked, immoral.
- obscene
- perverse
- perverted
- profligate
- reprobateImmoral, having no religious or principled character.
- unduteousUndutiful.
- undutifulNot dutiful.
- unethicalImmoral, morally wrong.
- ungodlyImmoral, sinful, or wicked.
- unjustNot fair, just or right.
- unprincipledLacking moral values.
- unrighteousNot righteous; wicked.
- unseemlyInconsistent with established standards of good form or taste.
- unscrupulous
- unworthyNot worthy; lacking value or merit; worthless.
- wrong
- iniquous obsoleteSynonym of iniquitous.
Opposite of aberrant
adjectiveDiffering from the norm.
- normal
- regularHaving the expected characteristics or appearances; normal, ordinary, standard.
- true
- average
- medial
- basic
- bog-standard derogatoryUtterly basic, ordinary, or standard; unremarkable, unexceptional, etc.
- commonOccurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
- commonplaceOrdinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
- common-and-garden UKOrdinary, standard.
- common-or-garden Ireland, UKOrdinary, standard.
- congruent
- consistent
- conventional
- customary
- everyday
- expectedAnticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.
- garden varietyOrdinary, common, or unexceptional.
- improminentNot prominent.
- mundane
- naturalExisting in the nature of a person or thing; innate, not acquired or learned.
- ordinary
- par for the courseNormal; common; to be expected. (Often connotes something undesirable).
- par
- plain
- plain vanillaSynonym of garden variety.
- quotidian
- routine
- run-of-the-millOrdinary; not special.
- standard
- standard issue
- typical
- unexceptionalNot exceptional.
- unremarkableNot remarkable.
- unstrangeNot strange.
- usualMost commonly occurring; typical.
- vulgar
- wakeadayMundane (as one wakes up to each day).
- workaday
adjectiveStraying from the right way; deviating from morality or truth.
Meaning of aberrant
- adjective Differing from the norm.
- adjective Straying from the right way; deviating from morality or truth.
- adjective Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal.
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Questions about synonyms of aberrant
- What is another word for aberrant?
- Aberrant has 96 synonyms on Word.ws, such as unusual, odd, weird, freak, alien, abnormal, curious and eerie.
- What is the opposite of aberrant?
- The opposite of aberrant is natural. Other antonyms of aberrant are common, regular, expected, usual and commonplace.
- What does aberrant mean?
- Aberrant means differing from the norm.
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