Anomaly and Event

Anomaly

Anomaly noun - Something that is different from what is ordinary or expected.

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Event and anomaly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Event" instead a noun "Anomaly".

Event noun - Something that happens.

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Anomaly and event are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Anomaly" instead a noun "Event".

Nearby Words: eventual, eventful, eventuality, eventless

rare	rare anomaly	rare event
particular	particular anomaly	particular event
similar	similar anomaly	similar event
regular	regular anomaly	regular event
Other adjectives: critical, single, real, massive, huge, new, major, possible, catastrophic, minor, mysterious, random, unknown, apocalyptic, strange, last, unspecified, historical, unexplained.

During an "anomaly" event, portals in the event area are divided into multiple "clusters"—one for each hour.

Source: Video Game / Ingress
Granted, this takes place on the holodeck, but given how often the safety protocols decide to break... In one episode, Janeway proposes punching through the event horizon of the anomaly they're trapped in.

Source: Series / Star Trek: Voyager
Chapeau in the wake of the Resistance coming out victorious after a dual anomaly during Operation: Cassandra, a two-week-long in-game event.

Source: Video Game / Ingress

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Event or Anomaly. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/anomaly/event.

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