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irregularity Synonyms

irregularity

n.

  1. Unevenness

    roughness, bumpiness, jaggedness, stop, break, uncertainty, aberration, shift, change, twist, bump, hump, flaw, imperfection, dent, hole, variation, variability, spasm, deviation, inconsistency, distortion, asymmetry; see also roughness 1, variation 1, 2.

  2. Something that is irregular

    peculiarity, singularity, anomaly, abnormality, strangeness, uniqueness, exception, excess, unorthodoxy, malfunction, malformation, deviation, dispensation, allowance, exemption, privilege, nonconformity, unconformity, innovation, oddity, eccentricity, rarity, looseness, laxity; see also characteristic, quirk.

    Antonyms custom*, regularity*, rule. *

  3. A suspicious or illegal occurrence

    breach, infringement, violation; see crime 1, sin, violation 1.