abnormal
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
abnormal powers of concentration
Related & opposite
- insane also see
- normal antonym
- normality attribute
- irregularity derivation
- abnormality derivation
- aberrant similar to
- anomalous similar to
- antidromic similar to
- atypical similar to
- brachydactylic similar to
- defective similar to
- freakish similar to
- kinky similar to
- subnormal similar to
- supernormal similar to
- vicarious similar to
Sense 2 adjective
departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development
they were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal
Related & opposite
- normal antonym
- mental defectiveness derivation
- psychology domain topic
- exceptionala similar to
Sense 3 adjective
much greater than the normal
abnormal profits
Related & opposite
- immoderate similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | insane |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | normal |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | normality |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | irregularity |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | abnormality |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | aberrant |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | anomalous |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | antidromic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | atypical |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | brachydactylic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | defective |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | freakish |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | kinky |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | subnormal |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | supernormal |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | vicarious |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | normal |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mental defectiveness |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | psychology |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | exceptionala |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | immoderate |