It wasn't an aberration.
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Aberration
/ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/
Synonyms for "aberration" (252 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (51)
Strong matches (75)
derangementdetourdeviancedeviancydeviationdeviousnessdiagonalitydifferencedifferentnessdigressiondiscursiondisorientationdistortiondistractiondivagationdivaricationdivergencedivergencydiversiondivision
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doglegdottinessdoubledriftdriftingeccentricityerrancyerrantryerraticismerraticnesserroneousnesserrorexcursionexcursusexorbitationfallaciousnessfallacyfalsenessfalsityfanningfanning outfaultfaultinessflawflawednessfoliefomentfreakfreakinessfreakishnessfurorhairpinhallucinationhamartiaheresyheterodoxyheteromorphismidiocrasyidiosyncrasyillusionindirectionindirectnessinferiorityinsanenessinsanityinstigate
Verb(2 words)
deviate from instructionsdeviate from the norm
Related words (126)
irrationalityirregularitykinkloss of mindloss of reasonlunacymadnessmaggotmaniamannerismmental deficiencymental derangementmental diseasemental disordermental disturbancemental illnessmental instabilitymental sicknessmind overthrownmindsickness
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misapplicationmisconstructionmisdoingmisfeasancemisinterpretationmisjudgmentmistakemonstrositynonconformityobliquenessobliquityoddityoddnesspeccancypeculiaritypererrationperversionpixilationpossessionprodigyprovokepsychopathyqueernessquipquirkquirkinessrabidnessraiseramblingrarityreasonlessnessself-contradictionsenselessnessseparationsetset onshattered mindsheershiftshiftingshifting courseshifting pathsick mindsicknesssinsinfulnesssingularityskewskewnessslantslipsplayingspreadspreadingspreading outsquintstir upstrangenessstrayingsubnormalitysuperioritysweepswerveswervingswingingtackteratismtransversenesstrickturnturningtwistunbalanceunbalanced mindunconventionalityunnaturalismunnaturalnessunorthodoxyunsanenessunsound mindunsoundnessunsoundness of minduntruenessuntruthuntruthfulnessvagaryvariationveerwanderingwarpwhimwhimsicalitywhimsywitlessnesswrongwrongnessyawzigzag
Noun(5 words)
Adjective(1 words)
major irregularity
Verb(1 words)
Determiner(1 words)
most colonial artifact
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: aberrancy, distortion, aberrance, aberrance, aberrancy.
- Sentence evidence is available for aberration, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
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Synonym selection checklist
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- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
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When not to replace "aberration"
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If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
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Final fit check
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Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
10 entriesabnormalcyabnormalitydeviationdisturbancefolieimage quality degradationmental disordermental disturbanceoptical phenomenonpsychological disorder
More specific
12 entriesanomalyastigmatismbehavioral irregularitychromatic aberrationcognitive anomalycomaethical deviationmeasurement erroroutliersampling biasspherical aberrationstatistical anomaly
Collocations
6 entriesaxial aberrationchromatic aberrationcolor aberrationoptical aberrationspherical aberrationstatistical aberration
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
30 translations across 21 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- абера́ция noun (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies)
Danish
1 entries- aberration noun (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies)
Dutch
2 entries- aberratie noun (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies)
- aberratie noun (medicine: deviation from normal range)
Esperanto
1 entries- aberacio noun (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies)
Finnish
3 entries- aberraatio noun (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies)
- aberraatio noun (medicine: deviation from normal range)
- poikkeama noun (medicine: deviation from normal range)
French
1 entries- aberration noun (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies)
German
2 entries- Aberration noun (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies)
- Abweichung noun (medicine: deviation from normal range)
Greek
1 entries- παρέκκλιση noun (medicine: deviation from normal range)
Hungarian
1 entries- aberráció noun (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies)
Irish
1 entries- iomrall noun (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies)
Italian
1 entries- aberrazione noun (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies)
Kazakh
1 entries- аберрация noun (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- aberrasjon noun (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- aberrasjon noun (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies)
Polish
1 entries- aberracja noun (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies)
Portuguese
2 entries- aberração noun (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies)
- aberração noun (medicine: deviation from normal range)
Romanian
1 entries- aberație noun (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies)
Russian
3 entries- аберра́ция noun (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies)
- аберра́ция noun (medicine: deviation from normal range)
- отклоне́ние noun (medicine: deviation from normal range)
Spanish
2 entries- aberración noun (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies)
- aberración noun (medicine: deviation from normal range)
Turkish
2 entries- aberasyon noun (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies)
- sapınç noun (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies)
Vietnamese
1 entries- tính sai noun (astronomy: small periodical change of position of heavenly bodies)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Investigators learned that the telescope’s primary mirror suffered from a production error, its edges too flat by 0.003 mm, resulting in an optical problem called spherical aberration.
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Since the magnitude of the spherical aberration was well-defined, engineers designed a set of mirrors that astronauts could place aboard Hubble during the previously planned first servicing mission.
Source: tatoeba (8713652)
The unexpected by-product of the calculation was that Earth may be unique, actually an aberration among myriads of dead, uninhabitable worlds.
Source: tatoeba (11136257)
Showing 4 of 15 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "aberration"?
Closest matches include aberrancy, distortion, aberrance, aberrance, aberrancy.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "aberration"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.