Antonyms for deviant
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dee-vee-uh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdi vi ənt |
Definition of deviant
Origin :- c.1400, from Late Latin deviantem (nominative devians), present participle of deviare "turn aside," from Latin phrase de via, from de "off" (see de-) + via "way" (see via). The noun meaning "one that deviates" is from late 15c.; in the sexual sense, from 1952; also deviate (n.), recorded since 1912.
- adj abnormal, different
- Under the circumstances, deviant behavior could not be tolerated.
- Extract from : « The Status Civilization » by Robert Sheckley
- People whose greatest crime might have been lack of enthusiasm feared that they might be suspected of deviant political beliefs.
- Extract from : « Area Handbook for Romania » by Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
- It became official record, and my experience was the deviant.
- Extract from : « What Need of Man? » by Harold Calin
- There's nothing shameful, deviant or weird about either of them.
- Extract from : « Little Brother » by Cory Doctorow
- It smelled the outpouring of certain glands, tasted a deviant brain wave.
- Extract from : « Watchbird » by Robert Sheckley
- When a person is judged by social standards to be deviant and even evil, however, it is difficult to summon caring.
- Extract from : « Nursing as Caring » by Anne Boykin
Synonyms for deviant
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