What are some opposite words for normal?

Antonyms for normal
ˈnɔr məlnor·mal

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  1. normaladjective

    Synonyms:
    Gaussian

  2. normaladjective

    Antonyms:
    reverse

  3. normaladjective

    Usual; ordinary

    Felicia baked the bread the normal way.

    Antonyms:
    nonstandard, unusual, unconventional

    Synonyms:
    ordinary, conventional, standard, usual

  4. normaladjective

    Healthy; not sick or ill

    John is feeling normal again.

    Antonyms:
    poorly, ill, sick, unwell

    Synonyms:
    hale, healthy, well

  5. normaladjective

    Perpendicular to a tangent line or derivative of a surface in Euclidean space.

    The interior normal vector of a ideal perfect sphere will always point toward the center, and the exterior normal vector directly away, and both will always be co-linear with the ray whose' tip ends at the point of intersection, which is the intersection of all three sets of points.

    Synonyms:
    orthogonal, perpendicular, right angle

    Antonyms:
    tangential

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. normal

    That which is natural is according to nature; that which is normal is according to the standard or rule which is observed or claimed to prevail in nature; a deformity may be natural, symmetry is normal; the normal color of the crow is black, while the normal color of the sparrow is gray, but one is as natural as the other. Typical refers to such an assemblage of qualities as makes the specimen, genus, etc., a type of some more comprehensive group, while normal is more commonly applied to the parts of a single object; the specimen was typical; color, size, and other characteristics, normal. The regular is etymologically that which is according to rule, hence that which is steady and constant, as opposed to that which is fitful and changeable; the normal action of the heart is regular. That which is common is shared by a great number of persons or things; disease is common, a normal state of health is rare. Compare GENERAL; USUAL.

    Antonyms:
    abnormal, exceptional, irregular, monstrous, peculiar, rare, singular, uncommon, unprecedented, unusual

    Synonyms:
    common, natural, ordinary, regular, typical, usual

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. normal

    Antonyms:
    abnormal, irregular, unnatural, exceptional, monstrous

    Synonyms:
    regular, typical, usual, recognized, natural, ordinary

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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. convention, normal, pattern, rule, formulaadjective

    something regarded as a normative example

    "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"

    Antonyms:
    subnormal, psychical, supranormal, deviant, brachydactylic, supernormal, unnatural, defective, irregular, vicarious, parallel, atypical, abnormal, aberrant, psychic, freakish, antidromic, anomalous, parapsychological, exceptional(a), oblique, kinky, paranormal, psychokinetic, perverted, deviate, brachydactylous

    Synonyms:
    form, expression, ruler, practice, regulation, radiation diagram, formula, dominion, principle, rule, figure, approach pattern, chemical formula, linguistic rule, shape, radiation pattern, prescript, blueprint, traffic pattern, conventionalism, conventionality, recipe, pattern, convening, convention, design

  2. normaladjective

    conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal

    "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"

    Antonyms:
    aberrant, irregular, perverted, parapsychological, subnormal, unnatural, deviant, psychic, abnormal, vicarious, deviate, supernormal, brachydactylic, parallel, paranormal, atypical, oblique, kinky, defective, psychokinetic, brachydactylous, antidromic, freakish, psychical, exceptional(a), supranormal, anomalous

  3. normaladjective

    in accordance with scientific laws

    Antonyms:
    anomalous, subnormal, defective, supranormal, aberrant, psychic, brachydactylic, vicarious, deviant, psychokinetic, perverted, brachydactylous, abnormal, unnatural, freakish, deviate, exceptional(a), atypical, kinky, psychical, paranormal, antidromic, supernormal, parallel, oblique, parapsychological, irregular

  4. normaladjective

    being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development

    "a perfectly normal child"; "of normal intelligence"; "the most normal person I've ever met"

    Antonyms:
    perverted, exceptional(a), antidromic, parallel, unnatural, psychic, oblique, anomalous, kinky, subnormal, atypical, abnormal, paranormal, parapsychological, deviant, psychokinetic, brachydactylous, psychical, supernormal, aberrant, supranormal, freakish, deviate, irregular, brachydactylic, defective, vicarious

  5. normaladjective

    forming a right angle

    Antonyms:
    oblique, aberrant, abnormal, atypical, psychokinetic, unnatural, brachydactylous, deviant, freakish, supernormal, brachydactylic, kinky, psychical, defective, subnormal, paranormal, deviate, anomalous, vicarious, supranormal, perverted, irregular, parallel, parapsychological, exceptional(a), antidromic, psychic

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. normaladjective

    Antonyms:
    abnormal, unnatural

    Synonyms:
    natural, regular

Editors Contribution1.8 / 5 votes

  1. mutated

    ordinary; simple

    “he is such a normal person”

    Submitted by rinat on September 23, 2019  
  2. psychopath

    normal and sane.

    despite her illness, she was able to lead a normal life.

    Submitted by rinat on December 13, 2015  

How to use normal in a sentence?

  1. Darren Bailey:

    Enough is enough! I filed this lawsuit on behalf of myself and my constituents who are ready to go back to work and resume a normal life.

  2. Nisha Jhalani:

    It is good for people to see their heart rate, both at rest and with exercise. Low resting heart rates, in the 60 to 70s bpm range, are considered generally healthy. High resting heart rates, especially when close to 100 bpm or higher, can be a sign of high stress levels or other medical conditions, how quickly the heart rate goes back to normal after exercise also holds a lot of information. Quicker indicates better cardiopulmonary fitness level.

  3. Noah Bookbinder:

    There are many times in recent years that it seemed the president crossed a line and yet things quickly went back to normal, i suspect that won't be the case here.

  4. Liz SodenParker:

    When I woke up paralyzed, it was devastating, i told Brad to go find someone normal.

  5. Nicholas Rolnick via email:

    Major problems in the rehabilitation setting are the inability for patients to effectively strength train due to an injury or post-surgical precautions as well as pain, the growth of BFR training allows those individuals who would be unable to challenge their bodies under normal circumstances a chance to build more strength and muscle mass during times where it would be near impossible.

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