🔄 Synonyms of "Deviance"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| aberrationnoun | The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state. |
| deviationnoun | A departure from the correct way of acting. |
| aberrancynoun | The condition of being aberrant; an aberrance. |
| aberrancenoun | State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Deviance"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| aberrancenoun | State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude. |
| aberrationnoun | The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state. |
| aberrancynoun | The condition of being aberrant; an aberrance. |
| deviationnoun | A departure from the correct way of acting. |
| deflectionnoun | The act of deflecting or something deflected. |
| diversionnoun | A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind. |
| misappropriationnoun | The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care. |
| departurenoun | The act of departing or something that has departed. |
| variancenoun | A difference between what is expected and what is observed; deviation. |
| gapnoun | An opening in anything made by breaking or parting. |
| offsetnoun | Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent. |
| defining | Serving to define or distinguish. |
| driftnoun | (physical) Movement; that which moves or is moved. |
| anomalynoun | A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier. |
| divergencenoun | The state or degree of being divergent: of diverging. |
| irregularitynoun | (uncountable) The state or condition of being irregular, or the extent to which something is irregular. |
| abnormalitynoun | Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature. |
| perversitynoun | The quality of being perverse. |
| depravitynoun | (uncountable) The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement. |
| delinquencynoun | Misconduct. |
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