unrepresentative

adjective

Definition of unrepresentativenext
as in bizarre

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Recent Examples of unrepresentative 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 So while not nearly as disastrous, there’s a precedent for a small sample size, like such, to be unrepresentative of a team’s final product. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 18 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unrepresentative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrepresentative
  1. bizarre
  2. strange
  3. quaint
  4. anomalous
  5. abnormal
  6. remarkable
  7. quirky
  8. atypical
Adjective
  • When this place is eventually gone — a phrase that feels truly bizarre given the environment this summer and the half-century preceding it — the lasting images will be the seas of red.
    — Sam McDowell Updated July 3, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • Continue reading … 'DEEPLY WEIRD' — CNN panel's bizarre 'read as Jewish' comment about a senator draws fierce blowback.
    — , FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of bizarre
Adjective
  • Others may miss the warmth of a person who can read the room, handle a strange request or help when something goes wrong.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Canada coach Jesse Marsch gives strange interview after Morocco World Cup loss.
    — Alex Connor, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of strange
Adjective
  • Revisiting that article in the age of Musk the trillionaire feels almost quaint.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
  • Back then, wind power still conjured up images of quaint Dutch mills and creaky prairie water pumpers.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 15 June 2026
Definition of quaint
Adjective
  • With limited visibility into how AI systems operate and interact, continuous monitoring is critical to identify anomalous behavior and respond in real time.
    — Grayson Milbourne, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • But the idea is that those kinds of disasters will be anomalous and calm, clean saves will be the norm.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of anomalous
Adjective
  • Despite 2025 delivering some of the warmest summer months on record, January brought some of the coldest winter temperatures in years, and Baker said the coral are being bred to handle both extremes, not just abnormal warmth.
    — Laurie Mermet, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026
  • In the disease, the body produces an abnormal form of the oxygen-carrying molecule hemoglobin.
    — Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
Definition of abnormal
Adjective
  • Before Tolbert’s remarkable hitting display, he was called on to finish a pair of blowout losses on June 25 and June 26.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
  • After the war, the nation had become wealthier and more highly educated at a remarkable pace.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Definition of remarkable
Adjective
  • What used to be a forum for original, quirky, clever remarks by the Daily News’ varied community of smartypants has turned into a gridlock of repetitious venting of old, dumb blah.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
  • Her presence helps define the smart way Little Fish positions itself along the borderlines of casual and fancy, quirky and elegant.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of quirky
Adjective
  • In studies, the marigolds were transformed to a concentrated state atypical of most gardens.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 6 July 2026
  • The couple happily sells artworks on payment plans, a practice not unheard of in the gallery business, but generally atypical.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of atypical

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“Unrepresentative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrepresentative. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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