irregularity

anomaly (often slightly more technical; emphasizes something unusual or hard to explain.) | deviation (emphasizes movement away from a standard or expected pattern.) | inconsistency (emphasizes a lack of agreement or uniformity between things.)

regularity (the state of following a normal or consistent pattern.) | normality (the condition of being usual or expected.) | consistency (steady agreement with a pattern or standard.)

detect an irregularity |spot an irregularity |notice an irregularity |minor irregularity |apparent irregularity |data irregularity |statistical irregularity |pattern irregularity |report an irregularity

general |analysis |problems

violation (stronger; clearly says a rule or law was broken.) | breach (common in legal and business contexts; emphasizes breaking an obligation.) | impropriety (formal; suggests improper or unethical behavior.) | discrepancy (emphasizes a mismatch in records or information, not necessarily wrongdoing.)

compliance (following rules, laws, or requirements.) | regularity (proper conformity to rules or procedure.) | propriety (correct and acceptable behavior, especially formally.)

financial irregularities |accounting irregularities |voting irregularities |election irregularities |procedural irregularity |serious irregularities |alleged irregularities |investigate irregularities |uncover irregularities |audit irregularities

law |business |politics |finance |administration

inconsistency (emphasizes variation from one time or case to another.) | unevenness (emphasizes an unsteady or unequal pattern.) | unpredictability (emphasizes that something is hard to predict.)

regularity (a steady and predictable pattern.) | consistency (little variation over time or across cases.) | predictability (the quality of being easy to expect or forecast.)

irregularity of service |irregularity of attendance |irregularity of supply |irregularity in schedules |irregularity in delivery times |seasonal irregularity |sleep irregularity |reduce irregularity

time |schedules |patterns |daily_life

unevenness (emphasizes lack of smoothness or levelness.) | imperfection (emphasizes that something is not perfect.) | flaw (often suggests a defect that reduces quality.) | blemish (commonly used for small marks on skin or surfaces.)

smoothness (absence of rough or uneven areas.) | evenness (a level, regular surface or shape.) | uniformity (sameness in form, texture, or appearance.)

surface irregularities |skin irregularities |tiny irregularities |visible irregularities |structural irregularity |edge irregularity |shape irregularity |remove irregularities |smooth out irregularities

objects |materials |design |appearance

abnormality (broad medical term for something outside the normal range.) | arrhythmia (specific technical term for an abnormal heart rhythm.) | disruption (emphasizes interruption of the normal pattern.)

normal rhythm (a usual, healthy rhythm, especially of the heart.) | regular cycle (a body cycle that follows an expected timing pattern.) | regularity (normal steadiness or predictability of a body function.)

heart rhythm irregularity |heartbeat irregularity |menstrual irregularity |cycle irregularity |pulse irregularity |rhythm irregularities |detect an irregularity |monitor an irregularity |mild irregularity

health |medicine |body

exception (the most general term for something that does not follow a rule.) | anomaly (more formal; emphasizes an unusual form in a system.) | irregular form (specific term for a language form that does not follow the normal pattern.)

regular form (a language form that follows the normal pattern.) | regularity (conformity to a language pattern or rule.) | pattern (the normal model that regular forms follow.)

spelling irregularities |pronunciation irregularities |verb irregularities |grammatical irregularity |plural irregularity |morphological irregularity |language irregularities |learn irregularities

language |grammar |education