as in untypical
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Recent Examples of uncharacteristic
Manager Nuno Espirito Santo declined to criticize the Brazilian for the uncharacteristic error.
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
In Sunday’s series finale, Royals star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. made an uncharacteristic error on a relay throw, allowing two runs to score.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
Jalen Williams led the Thunder in scoring through the first 24 minutes with 16 points as MVP Gilgeous-Alexander took an uncharacteristic number of breaks in the first half.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
During a bravura fourth quarter Wednesday in Indianapolis, the Pacers unleashed their best defense of the series and hustle on offense to force Oklahoma City into uncharacteristic mistakes and earn a 116-107 win and a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 June 2025
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
In Sunday’s series finale, Royals star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. made an uncharacteristic error on a relay throw, allowing two runs to score.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
Jalen Williams led the Thunder in scoring through the first 24 minutes with 16 points as MVP Gilgeous-Alexander took an uncharacteristic number of breaks in the first half.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
During a bravura fourth quarter Wednesday in Indianapolis, the Pacers unleashed their best defense of the series and hustle on offense to force Oklahoma City into uncharacteristic mistakes and earn a 116-107 win and a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncharacteristic
Adjective
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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
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The psychiatric staff at Children’s is used to treating the Washington region’s most severely affected kids, and these cases were not untypical of those the doctors and nurses on the inpatient unit had been seeing before the pandemic.—
Judith Warner,
Washington Post,
21 Mar. 2022
Adjective
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Disney had anticipated that E-na’s atypical nature might be a jolt to audiences.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2025
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In the face of backlash, Kennedy has highlighted Means’s atypical background as an asset rather than a disadvantage.—
Joseph Choi,
The Hill,
16 June 2025
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“Uncharacteristic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncharacteristic. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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