All deviance synonyms

noun deviance

• abnormality — An abnormality in something, especially in a person's body or behaviour, is an unusual part or feature of it that may be worrying or dangerous.
• deviation — Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
• unnaturalness — contrary to the laws or course of nature.
• aberration — An aberration is an incident or way of behaving that is not typical.
• aberrance — departing from the right, normal, or usual course.
• divergence — the act, fact, or amount of diverging: a divergence in opinion.
• discrepancy — the state or quality of being discrepant or in disagreement, as by displaying an unexpected or unacceptable difference; inconsistency: The discrepancy between the evidence and his account of what happened led to his arrest.
• aberrancy — departing from the right, normal, or usual course.
• anomaly — If something is an anomaly, it is different from what is usual or expected.
• irregularity — the quality or state of being irregular.
• nonconformity — failure or refusal to conform, as with established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
• unconventionality — disregard for convention; the state or quality of being inconsistent with customs, rules, etc.; originality.
• eccentricity — an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct: an interesting man, known for his eccentricities.
• unorthodoxy — orthodox belief or practice.
• deviancy — deviant quality or state.