uncharacteristic

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Recent Examples of uncharacteristic But after an uncharacteristic start, Kansas City is looking to avoid falling to 2–4. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025 Still not fully sold on Jags, who needed much good fortune and uncharacteristic Chiefs lapses to win last Monday night. Greg Cote october 9, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025 At the headline-index level, a modest blip, the S & P 500 down half a percent at the worst, though in part the slide is being buffered by uncharacteristic strength in some defensive groups. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025 At the gallery opening a few days later, her suspicion only deepens when Daniel and Cherry, who arrived late in the first place, leave without saying goodbye, which is uncharacteristic of their dutiful son. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncharacteristic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncharacteristic
Adjective
  • If the strong cashflow position of the firms at the centre of this bubble is unusual in the context of the Kindleberger framework, two other factors also stand out as untypical.
    Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • What to Consider The price is a bit high, but not untypical for a high-quality pair of boots.
    Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2023
Adjective
  • An atypical role for a presidential foundation At the least, the developments represent an unusually tense application of the foundation’s typical mission, which is to buttress Reagan’s legacy.
    Bill Barrow, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Such queries aren’t atypical when new management comes into a news division.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Uncharacteristic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncharacteristic. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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