Hypernyms for "anomaly"
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aberrant
albino
anachronism
automaton
behemoth
birth defect
colossus
congenital abnormality
congenital anomaly
congenital defect
congenital disorder
eccentric
eccentric person
flake
geek
giant
goliath
Jekyll and Hyde
kook
misfit
monster
odd fellow
odd fish
odd man out
oddball
queer bird
queer duck
rara avis
rare bird
transexual
transsexual
ugly duckling
zombi
zombie
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.