Deviant

7 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour.

“The researcher studied deviant behaviour patterns in adolescents.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈdiː.vi.ənt/

Syllables

de·vi·ant

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Synonyms

aberrantabnormalatypicalunconventional

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Wordle

Seven letters with -ANT suffix; contains useful vowels E, I, A

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points; the V (4 points) adds strategic value

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native anted avine daint dante daven davit denat detin diane divan divet endia entad entia idant idean ident ideta naevi naive navet nevat teian

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