aberrant

adj.

deviating from the norm

Synonyms: abnormal, atypical, bizarre, deviant

Antonyms: normal, same, true

anomaly

n.

deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormally.

Syn: aberration, abnormality, departure, deviation, inconsistency

Ant: confrmity, normality, regularity, standard, usual

eccentric

adj.

departing from norms or conventions

Syn: aberrant, abnormal, capricious, idiosyncratic, unconventional

Ant: boring, common, dull, normal, ordinary, standard

flout

v.

to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention.

Syn: affront, defy, disregard, mock, repudiate, spurn

Ant: honor, respect

heretical

adj.

violating accepted dogma or convention.

Syn: apostate, differing, dissenting, dissident, infidel, miscreant, revisionist

Ant: orthodox

iconoclast

n.

one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions.

Syn: critic, cynic, denouncer, dissenter, heretic, non-conformist, radical, rebel, sceptic

maverick

n.

an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party.

Syn: bohemian, dissenter, extremist, malcontent, non-conformist

idiosyncrasy

n.

a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.

Syn: affectation, characteristic, distinction, eccentricity, mannerism, peculiarity