All irregularity synonyms

noun irregularity

• flaw — Also called windflaw. a sudden, usually brief windstorm or gust of wind.
• inconsistency — the quality or condition of being inconsistent.
• distortion — an act or instance of distorting.
• malfunction — failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.
• 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.
• anomaly — If something is an anomaly, it is different from what is usual or expected.
• violation — the act of violating.
• breach — If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
• infringement — a breach or infraction, as of a law, right, or obligation; violation; transgression.
• crime — A crime is an illegal action or activity for which a person can be punished by law.
• deviation — Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
• aberration — An aberration is an incident or way of behaving that is not typical.
• bump — If you bump into something or someone, you accidentally hit them while you are moving.
• shift — to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange: to shift friends; to shift ideas.
• hump — a rounded protuberance, especially a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison.
• uncertainty — the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy: His uncertainty gave impetus to his inquiry.
• stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
• imperfection — an imperfect detail; flaw: a law full of imperfections.
• variation — the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree: Prices are subject to variation.
• dent — If you dent the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it.
• twist — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
• jagged — having ragged notches, points, or teeth; zigzag: the jagged edge of a saw; a jagged wound.
• asymmetry — Asymmetry is the appearance that something has when its two sides or halves are different in shape, size, or style.
• break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
• hole — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
• roughness — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
• change — If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
• spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
• variability — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
• bumpy — A bumpy road or path has a lot of bumps on it.
• strangeness — the quality or condition of being strange.
• oddity — an odd or remarkably unusual person, thing, or event.
• peculiarity — a trait, manner, characteristic, or habit that is odd or unusual.
• dispensation — an act or instance of dispensing; distribution.
• nonconformity — failure or refusal to conform, as with established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
• malformation — faulty or anomalous formation or structure, especially in a living body: malformation of the teeth.
• laxity — the state or quality of being lax; looseness.
• uniqueness — existing as the only one or as the sole example; single; solitary in type or characteristics: a unique copy of an ancient manuscript.
• innovation — something new or different introduced: numerous innovations in the high-school curriculum.
• privilege — a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed only by a person beyond the advantages of most: the privileges of the very rich.
• quirk — a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism: He is full of strange quirks.
• eccentricity — an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct: an interesting man, known for his eccentricities.
• singularity — the state, fact, or quality of being singular.
• characteristic — The characteristics of a person or thing are the qualities or features that belong to them and make them recognizable.
• rarity — something rare, unusual, or uncommon: Snowstorms are a rarity in the South.
• allowance — An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.
• looseness — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
• unorthodoxy — orthodox belief or practice.
• indiscretion — lack of discretion; imprudence.
• wrongdoing — behavior or action that is wrong, evil, or blameworthy.