UNREPRESENTATIVE Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

unrepresentative

adjective

Definition of unrepresentative

as in bizarre

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Recent Examples of unrepresentative The Literary Digest sample was huge but unrepresentative. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026 Although known for an unrepresentative workforce, tech companies embraced diversity initiatives, especially after the Black Lives Matter protests that followed the police killing of George Floyd in 2020. — Joseph Menn The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2026 When left- and right-wingers agree that the United States is unrepresentative, that represents a mandate for disruption—from Trump in 2024 to Mamdani in 2025. — Will Johnson, Time, 1 Jan. 2026 Business within the neighboring countries and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region is also at stake, with regional leaders observing that an unrepresentative election process would detract from economic confidence in Myanmar and affect cross-border commercial ties. — Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 22 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unrepresentative

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Adjective

Years earlier at her former lab in Ohio, chromosomes in mouse eggs and embryos began dividing in bizarre ways, creating the kinds of genetic errors that can lead to Down syndrome and other chromosomal disorders.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Her videos were outrageous and conspiratorial, and the more elaborate and bizarre her stories became, the more people online were drawn to her.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of bizarre

Adjective

Investigators later ruled out trains and power lines as possible causes — and traced the fire’s point of origin to the same spot Child witnessed the man’s strange behavior.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
And Dad actually makes an uncredited vocal cameo on one of the album’s more blessedly strange tracks.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of strange

Adjective

The quaint two-bedroom bungalow oozes vintage vibe with its 1930s-style decor, antiques, and bits of Andy Griffithmemorabilia throughout—the lemon-yellow kitchen feels like a sunny embodiment of Mayberry itself.

— Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026
According to the book’s official synopsis, the mystery novel is set in the summer of 1910 in the quaint English market town of Haxford, where detective Scorbion is called to investigate a series of murders.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of quaint

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

From Jordan Spieth trying to find his form, to rookie Jackson Koivun looking to continue a remarkable first season, to Scottie Scheffler chasing another Player of the Year honor, there is plenty to watch as the playoffs get underway.

— Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Blending documentary and fictional elements, directors Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw pay homage to the remarkable and charming people whose zest for life shapes and preserves this unique region and its centuries-old culture.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of remarkable

Adjective

The series follows a quirky London woman whose job is responding to the thousands of letters addressed to the world’s greatest detective.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Design After endless diatribes about the quirky lines of Ferrari’s all-electric Luce, the marque’s enthusiasts will find that the Amalfi Spider’s long-hood, raked-screen, and open-top lines are comfortingly familiar and unquestionably gorgeous.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of quirky

Adjective

She's run an energetic grassroots campaign, buoyed by progressive voters inspired by her atypical political background and left-wing politics.

— Clay Masters, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026
Al-Ahli released an atypical official statement questioning the officiating of one game in April.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of atypical

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