1
as in abnormality
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
2
as in arbitrariness
Related Words
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of irregularity
In December, a judge said the case could not go to trial because of various legal and procedural irregularities tied to the prosecution.
—
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
Traditional organizations ask employees to trim their irregularities to fit standard rectangles.
—Michael Hudson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Andrade led a House investigation of financial irregularities involving Hope Florida, a pet charity of first lady Casey DeSantis, a case now in the hands of a state prosecutor in Tallahassee.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 July 2025
Sampdoria had finished 18th in Serie B, the league’s final relegation place, but were offered a lifeline at the end of May after Brescia were deducted four points following an investigation into financial irregularities at the club.
—Ali Rampling, New York Times, 22 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for irregularity
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
Traditional organizations ask employees to trim their irregularities to fit standard rectangles.
—Michael Hudson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Andrade led a House investigation of financial irregularities involving Hope Florida, a pet charity of first lady Casey DeSantis, a case now in the hands of a state prosecutor in Tallahassee.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 July 2025
Sampdoria had finished 18th in Serie B, the league’s final relegation place, but were offered a lifeline at the end of May after Brescia were deducted four points following an investigation into financial irregularities at the club.
—Ali Rampling, New York Times, 22 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for irregularity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irregularity
Noun
-
Advances in next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have enabled cancer research innovations like improvements in minimal residual disease (MRD) identification and the discovery of drugs that target genetic tumor abnormalities.—
Linda De Jesus,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
-
Nonetheless, early ultrasounds flagged multiple concerns: small femurs, club feet and an umbilical vein abnormality.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
24 June 2025
Noun
-
Mitigating these distortions requires aggregating data across multiple platforms, applying credibility checks and validating online findings against offline context and data.—
Dr. Chiranjiv Roy,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
-
The ComEd territory essentially has the least efficient electrical grid in the country, with 40% of homes experiencing power distortion at 8% or greater, according to Whisker Labs.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
Noun
-
Incorporating fungal biodiversity into agricultural planning offers a powerful hedge against food system risk, helping companies navigate fertilizer volatility, regulatory pressures, and the growing need to demonstrate climate-resilient practices.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
-
The lack of volatility has given the stock a beta of 0.43 compared to the overall market's beta of 1.0, which means CBOE has about half the volatility of the S & P 500.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
24 July 2025
Noun
-
Recent precedents from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (which Hawaii is part of) establish that technology companies can be held liable for design defects that create foreseeable risks of harm.—
Tamlyn Hunt,
Scientific American,
22 July 2025
-
State law requires plaintiffs to enter a pre-suit process that aims to resolve construction defect claims without resorting to litigation.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
17 July 2025
Noun
-
All of these things are seemingly accepted, but Jess’s eccentricity — her metallic blue dress and her earnestness — are, as the title would have it, too much.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 July 2025
-
Where Will Ace Bailey Land? Pre-draft eccentricities aside, Bailey is one of the most athletically gifted players in the draft, as his numbers show.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Noun
-
Dangers of pesticides Pesticides have been linked in studies to premature births, congenital malformations such as neural tube defects, spontaneous abortions and an increase in genetic damage in humans.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
11 June 2025
-
More than 65% of the abortions took place due to a lethal fetal anomaly, such as anencephaly, where a baby's brain and skull were missing or incomplete, or congenital heart malformation.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
15 May 2025
Noun
-
The end stage of Charcot foot is known as a rocker-bottom deformity.—
Isabel Casimiro,
Verywell Health,
22 May 2025
-
Her son was born with clubfoot deformities – a condition which can affect mobility.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Europeans, awakened to the danger of American inconstancy, are scrambling to spend trillions more on defense in coming years.—
Adam Rasmi,
Time,
20 June 2025
-
Years of naval inconstancy with repair work drove Vigor Industrial—a once vibrant and growing maritime conglomerate—into the welcoming arms of hedge funds, which wasted no time in striping the company of value.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2024
Cite this Entry
“Irregularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irregularity. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share