ANOMALOUSNESS Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

anomalousness

noun

as in incompatibility

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Noun

Romano explained that their incompatibility on set stemmed from how they were raised.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Her incompatibility is expertly and efficiently illustrated in an immediate fallout with Gordon’s brash but lovable brother, Heavy (Justin Rosniak), who Ash gets along with swimmingly.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of incompatibility

Noun

The next generation of retirement benefits may not be the dichotomy of DB or DC.

— Jeff Stevenson, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
The dichotomy between the white supremacist type, and the Muslim, ISIS-supporting type, and the way that these two types of extremists were treated by the government, was the idea for the original book.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of dichotomy

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Both shows attempted to offer a perspective on authentic Italian style, with Milan's incongruities as an underlying theme.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Sep. 2026
Listeners seemed to delight in the incongruity—a semipopular rapper suddenly sounded nothing like himself.

— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of incongruity

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The more senior the team, the more costly this incongruence becomes, because symbolic behavior travels quickly through the organization.

— Britton Bloch, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Such incongruence between actions and intentions can also bring about feelings of guilt.

— Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026

Definition of incongruence

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Among various scientific projects, his NCBRS Worldwide Foundation is partnering with the University of Dusseldorf to map the variance in the severity of symptoms seen across NCBRS patients.

— Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
With their attorney, the Pyles have argued that the city issued a permit for what amounts to a two-story building on that site without requesting a zoning variance.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of variance

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Hundreds of schools have shut their doors in recent days, with students airing grievances over run-down buildings, overcrowded classrooms, understaffing and inequalities in the education system.

— Ellen Francis, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026
In 2016, Senator Bernie Sanders shocked the Democratic establishment by running a close race against Hillary Clinton for the Party’s Presidential nomination, thanks to his insistent focus on income and wealth inequality.

— Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

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