Anomalous and Common

Anomalous

Anomalous adjective - Being out of the ordinary.
Usage example: that was an anomalous year for the housing industry, so the number of starts is anything but typical

Common is an antonym for anomalous in unusual topic.

Nearby Words: anomaly, anomalously

Common

Common adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.
Usage example: just a common house cat but an extraordinary friend

Anomalous is an antonym for common.

Both words in one sentence

  • SCP-400 is an anomalous form of the common pillbug that enters the body of a human baby by burrowing through its flesh.
  • Cave shuts down the anomalous materials experiment due to the possibility of it causing a resonance cascade and admonishes the scientists for their lack of "common sense" in being willing to risk it.
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