NONREPRESENTATIVE Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

nonrepresentative

adjective

Definition of nonrepresentative

as in anomalous

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Recent Examples of nonrepresentative As fewer Americans answer surveys, are those who do inherently nonrepresentative? — David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026 In open session, the board heard reports on summer school and district demographics, and approved raises and a benefits increase for Classified Confidential, Supervisory, and Management nonrepresentative groups retroactive to July 1, 2022. — Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2023 In those cases, small, nonrepresentative subsets of users self-select to curate material, and each one can see what the others are doing. — Gilad Edelman, Wired, 1 Sep. 2021 The episode is perfect insight into mainstream American views of othered places — Africa or Asia, New Orleans or Compton — a story limned by limited outsiders and thus nonrepresentative, objectified and objectionable. — Tunde Wey, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2018

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Adjective

The surface of the tropical Pacific transforms from a cool spot into a massive pool of anomalous warmth thousands of miles across.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Astounding and anomalous images flare up on our screens in paradoxical answer to cybernetic metrics of probability.

— Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of anomalous

Adjective

Combine this wanderlust with increasingly abnormal weather patterns and rapidly warming ocean waters, and sightings of these tropical birds can increase.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026
Wild week Mize did not acknowledge how abnormal the past six or seven days have been until he was asked about it a couple times following last night’s game.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of abnormal

Adjective

Al-Ahli released an atypical official statement questioning the officiating of one game in April.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 30 July 2026
And beyond the color treatment, the sneaker also plays with premium materials and textures in a fashion that’s atypical for the 1990 retro shoe.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 26 July 2026

Definition of atypical

Adjective

All of this self-control and self-restraint goes out the window because of how much this person is feeding pieces of you that haven’t been fed in a very long time and feeling just really reignited by that love in a way that maybe feels deviant.

— Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
How often the crimes of a deviant cast shadows on others for years to come.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

Definition of deviant

Adjective

Sabatini suggested to the jury there were possible explanations for that aberrant behavior without settling on a specific reason.

— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Learning that these behaviors not only exist, but are prevalent in the animal kingdom, Page says, helps debunk what remains a widespread belief among certain humans that homosexuality and transgenderism are unnatural and aberrant.

— Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 19 June 2026

Definition of aberrant

Adjective

Scrivner’s 9×9 bull has been officially scored by Boone & Crockett at 411 1/8-inches, and it was just recently declared a new Oklahoma record for a nontypical bull elk.

— Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2026
Spillers’ big nontypical whitetail sports 18 points and scored 198 2/8 inches.

— Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023

Definition of nontypical

Adjective

The conflict played out under the watchful eye of Johnson’s senior adviser, Jason Lee — an unusual involvement for a high-ranking mayoral staffer, given that the $8 million grant is administered by a separate department.

— Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Guerrero’s struggles have been particularly noticeable, creating an unusual disconnect between his superstar status and his production.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of unusual

Adjective

Their goal was to test the leading theory, first put forward in the 1980s, that turbulence — the irregular motion of air currents in the atmosphere — caused shadow bands.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
The study also linked heavier non-schoolwork screen use to irregular sleep routines, weight concerns and weaker peer support.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of irregular

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