Meaning & use
anomalous
Deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected in a way that is puzzling or hard to classify.
See it in a sentence
The researchers flagged the anomalous reading because it did not match any known pattern.
His anomalous behavior at the meeting worried colleagues who knew him as calm and reserved.
A note on using this word
Anomalous is common in scientific and technical writing to describe data or results that do not fit an established pattern.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
normaltypical
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