| aberrant | | |
| n. (person) | 1. aberrant | one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group. |
| ~ unusual person, anomaly | a person who is unusual. |
| adj. | 2. aberrant, deviant, deviate | markedly different from an accepted norm.; "aberrant behavior"; "deviant ideas" |
| ~ abnormal, 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" |
| irregular | | |
| n. (person) | 1. guerilla, guerrilla, insurgent, irregular | a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment. |
| ~ guerilla force, guerrilla force | an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups. |
| ~ maquis, maquisard | a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II. |
| ~ urban guerrilla | a guerrilla who fights only in cities and towns. |
| ~ warrior | someone engaged in or experienced in warfare. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. irregular, second | merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name. |
| ~ merchandise, product, ware | commodities offered for sale.; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products" |
| adj. | 3. irregular | contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice.; "irregular hiring practices" |
| ~ illegal | prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules.; "an illegal chess move" |
| ~ asymmetrical, crooked | irregular in shape or outline.; "asymmetrical features"; "a dress with a crooked hemline" |
| ~ occasional, casual | occurring from time to time.; "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker" |
| ~ unlawful, improper, unconventional | not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention.; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices" |
| ~ randomised, randomized | set up or distributed in a deliberately random way. |
| ~ strong | of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection.; "`sing' is a strong verb" |
| ~ unrhythmic, unrhythmical | not rhythmic; irregular in beat or accent. |
| ~ rough, unsmooth | having or caused by an irregular surface.; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face" |
| ~ unsteady | subject to change or variation.; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice" |
| ~ asymmetric, asymmetrical | characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components. |
| ~ unsystematic | lacking systematic arrangement or method or organization.; "unsystematic and fragmentary records"; "he works in an unsystematic manner" |
| adj. | 4. irregular, unpredictable | not occurring at expected times. |
| ~ sporadic | recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances.; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids" |
| adj. | 5. irregular | (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces.; "irregular troops"; "irregular warfare" |
| ~ partisan, partizan | devoted to a cause or party. |
| adj. | 6. irregular | (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement. |
| adj. | 7. irregular | falling below the manufacturer's standard.; "irregular jeans" |
| ~ imperfect | not perfect; defective or inadequate.; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect" |
| adj. | 8. 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" |
| ~ abnormal, 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" |
| adj. | 9. irregular, temporary | lacking continuity or regularity.; "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis" |
| ~ part-time, parttime | involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity.; "part-time employees"; "a part-time job" |
| adj. | 10. irregular | (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical.; "walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface" |
| ~ uneven | not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture.; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain" |
| adj. | 11. irregular, maverick, unorthodox | independent in behavior or thought.; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians" |
| ~ unconventional | not conforming to accepted rules or standards.; "her unconventional dress and hair style" |
| bypass | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. beltway, bypass, ring road, ringway | a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center. |
| ~ highway, main road | a major road for any form of motor transport. |
| n. (body) | 2. bypass | a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part). |
| ~ shunt | a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another.; "an arteriovenus shunt" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. bypass, electrical shunt, shunt | a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current. |
| ~ circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit | an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow. |
| ~ conductor | a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.. |
| v. (communication) | 4. bypass, get around, go around, short-circuit | avoid something unpleasant or laborious.; "You cannot bypass these rules!" |
| ~ avoid | stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something.; "Her former friends now avoid her" |
| divert | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. deviate, divert | turn aside; turn away from. |
| ~ turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense.; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" |
| ~ yaw | deviate erratically from a set course.; "the yawing motion of the ship" |
| ~ detour | travel via a detour. |
| ~ sidetrack, straggle, digress, depart | wander from a direct or straight course. |
| v. (motion) | 2. divert | send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one. |
| ~ send, direct | cause to go somewhere.; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation" |
| ~ route | divert in a specified direction.; "divert the low voltage to the engine cylinders" |
| ~ deviate | cause to turn away from a previous or expected course.; "The river was deviated to prevent flooding" |
| v. (social) | 3. amuse, disport, divert | occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion.; "The play amused the ladies" |
| ~ entertain | provide entertainment for. |
| v. (possession) | 4. divert, hive off | withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions. |
| ~ draw off, take out, withdraw, draw | remove (a commodity) from (a supply source).; "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" |
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