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aberrant

adjective

Departing from the usual or expected pattern.

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Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.

Outside the usual pattern

Closest synonyms

anomalousatypicalabnormaldeviantirregularunusual

Related words and expressions

nonstandardout of the ordinary

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Usage distinction

Deviant can imply disapproval; atypical is usually more neutral.

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The researcher checked whether the aberrant result came from a recording error.
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An aberrant route taken by a normally steady model sent it circling while the other boats followed the expected line.
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