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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonrepresentative

Adjective

The Mobiles, attempting to play competitive pro ball, are anomalous in the present day.

— Sam Blum, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Conversely, Zumthor’s building—however outsize, expensive, and anomalous—hides in plain sight as a piece of urban engineering, stitching together and swallowing the horizontal city whole.

— Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of anomalous

Adjective

Cazares’ far-off next court date, not until 2028, is not atypical, Meinecke said, given the backlog of cases in the fallout of the blitz.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The upper stage of both rockets is the more atypical approach to spacecraft design, compared to other vehicles of the same launch class.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of atypical

Adjective

Instead, we’re presented with deviant men defined only by their fetishes, creating an uneasy imbalance that’s impossible to ignore.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
Martyn Rady, Masaryk Professor Emeritus of Central European history at University College London, who was not involved in the study, agreed that Zosia was an example of a deviant burial.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of deviant

Adjective

For instance, Cruz referred to the popular assumption that the NIL era must be causing schools to cancel sports at historically aberrant rates.

— Jason Kirk, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
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

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 move is unusual due to the more than six-month-long conflict between Iran and the United States and no sign that agreements to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or return to talks on Iran's nuclear program are close.

— September 18, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
The team also needed to confirm that the unusual structures were genuine electron behavior rather than artifacts created by the microscope.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of unusual

Adjective

After researching her options and speaking with her doctors, Hills eventually underwent a surgical procedure to treat her irregular heartbeat.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
Asics noted that both models feature core elements to the brand like its signature stripes, along with typical Camiel Fortgens details — irregular stitching and hand-cut overlays — to create a new kind of DIY sports shoe.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

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