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aberrant

/əˈbɛɹ.n̩t/
noun
  1. A person or object that deviates from the rest of a group.

  2. A group, individual, or structure that deviates from the usual or natural type, especially with an atypical chromosome number.

Synonymsdeviant, freak
adjective
  1. Differing from the norm.

  2. (sometimes figurative) Straying from the right way; deviating from morality or truth.

  3. Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal.

Synonymsabnormal, exceptional, unusual, devious, errant, immoral
Antonymscontinuous, normal, regular, true, correct, right

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