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Antonyms of adj abnormal

3 senses of abnormal

Sense 1
abnormal (vs. normal), unnatural -- (not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm; "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food")

normal (vs. abnormal) -- (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")
        => average, mean (prenominal) -- (approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value; "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall")
        => median (prenominal), average -- (relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values); "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000")
        => modal (prenominal), average -- (relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution; "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30")
        => natural -- (functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies; "it's the natural thing to happen"; "natural immunity"; "a grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild")
        => regular -- (not deviating from what is normal; "her regular bedtime")
        => typical -- (conforming to a type; "the typical (or normal) American"; "typical teenage behavior")

Sense 2
abnormal (vs. normal) -- (departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development; "they were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal"; "an abnormal personality")

normal (vs. abnormal) -- (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")

Sense 3
abnormal -- (much greater than the normal; "abnormal profits"; "abnormal ambition")

INDIRECT (VIA immoderate) -> moderate -- (being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart")

Similarity of adj abnormal

3 senses of abnormal

Sense 1
abnormal (vs. normal), unnatural -- (not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm; "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food")
       => aberrant, deviant, deviate -- (markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrant behavior"; "deviant ideas")
       => anomalous -- (deviating from the general or common order or type; "advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe")
       => antidromic -- (conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal)
       => atypical, irregular -- (deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal; "these days large families are atypical"; "atypical clinical findings"; "atypical pneumonia"; "highly irregular behavior")
       => brachydactylic, brachydactylous -- (having abnormally short finger or toes)
       => defective -- (markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior; "defective speech")
       => freakish -- (characteristic of a freak; "a freakish extra toe")
       => kinky, perverted -- ((used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes; "kinky sex"; "perverted practices")
       => subnormal -- (below normal or average; "after the floods the harvests were subnormal"; "subnormal intelligence")
       => supernormal -- (exceeding the normal or average; "years of supernormal employment during the war"; "a phase of supernormal excitability")
       => vicarious -- (occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function; "vicarious menstruation")
          Also See-> insane#1

Sense 2
abnormal (vs. normal) -- (departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development; "they were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal"; "an abnormal personality")
       => exceptional (prenominal) -- (deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence; "special educational provisions for exceptional children")

Sense 3
abnormal -- (much greater than the normal; "abnormal profits"; "abnormal ambition")
       => immoderate (vs. moderate) -- (beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending")


thesaurus -Overview of thesaurus adj -Antonyms -Synonyms (ordered by estimated frequency) -Attributes -Domain -Familiarity & Polysemy Count -List of Compound Words -Overview of Senses	Antonyms of adj abnormal 3 senses of abnormal Sense 1 abnormal (vs. normal), unnatural -- (not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm; "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food") normal (vs. abnormal) -- (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") => average, mean (prenominal) -- (approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value; "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall") => median (prenominal), average -- (relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values); "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000") => modal (prenominal), average -- (relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution; "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30") => natural -- (functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies; "it's the natural thing to happen"; "natural immunity"; "a grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild") => regular -- (not deviating from what is normal; "her regular bedtime") => typical -- (conforming to a type; "the typical (or normal) American"; "typical teenage behavior") Sense 2 abnormal (vs. normal) -- (departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development; "they were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal"; "an abnormal personality") normal (vs. abnormal) -- (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") Sense 3 abnormal -- (much greater than the normal; "abnormal profits"; "abnormal ambition") INDIRECT (VIA immoderate) -> moderate -- (being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart") Similarity of adj abnormal 3 senses of abnormal Sense 1 abnormal (vs. normal), unnatural -- (not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm; "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food") => aberrant, deviant, deviate -- (markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrant behavior"; "deviant ideas") => anomalous -- (deviating from the general or common order or type; "advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe") => antidromic -- (conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal) => atypical, irregular -- (deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal; "these days large families are atypical"; "atypical clinical findings"; "atypical pneumonia"; "highly irregular behavior") => brachydactylic, brachydactylous -- (having abnormally short finger or toes) => defective -- (markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior; "defective speech") => freakish -- (characteristic of a freak; "a freakish extra toe") => kinky, perverted -- ((used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes; "kinky sex"; "perverted practices") => subnormal -- (below normal or average; "after the floods the harvests were subnormal"; "subnormal intelligence") => supernormal -- (exceeding the normal or average; "years of supernormal employment during the war"; "a phase of supernormal excitability") => vicarious -- (occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function; "vicarious menstruation") Also See-> insane#1 Sense 2 abnormal (vs. normal) -- (departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development; "they were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal"; "an abnormal personality") => exceptional (prenominal) -- (deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence; "special educational provisions for exceptional children") Sense 3 abnormal -- (much greater than the normal; "abnormal profits"; "abnormal ambition") => immoderate (vs. moderate) -- (beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending")
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