UNREPRESENTATIVE Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

unrepresentative

adjective

Definition of unrepresentative

as in bizarre

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Recent Examples of unrepresentative New Zealand, South Africa and Northern Ireland, for example, reformed from winner-take-all elections to proportional representation elections to address deep internal divisions and dissatisfaction with unrepresentative results. — Shelley Inglis, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for unrepresentative

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Adjective

But at the center of this story is a man named Michael Organ who turns out to be a bizarre, seemingly dangerous conman.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026
Aside from spreading fear and anxiety through the agricultural labor force — which might be the point, if the hope is many will self-deport — the surge is having some other bizarre and probably unintended consequences.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of bizarre

Adjective

After Orson’s reading from the novel, the broadcast cuts in on a weather report that is then followed by a dance music concert, but the smooth tango music is interrupted by breaking news of strange explosions on Mars.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
However, a strange light phenomenon and the arrival of her physicist ex-husband pull her back into the scientific world.

— Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of strange

Adjective

Ah, the quaint days of 2004, when millions of people would crowd into theaters to watch a documentary about geopolitical incompetence.

— Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Nearby Parnham Park provided that missing piece, with its quaint wooden bridge and glassy lake completing the Dashwoods’ idyllic estate.

— Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of quaint

Adjective

The result gives researchers a different way to examine anomalous Hall effects.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Upskilling and change management need to extend to how to recognize model drift, question an anomalous output and override the system when needed.

— Olufunsho Peters, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of anomalous

Adjective

Infected animals will eventually show signs of abnormal behavior, weight loss and physical debilitation in later stages of the disease.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
The abnormal warmth is also delaying the changing of many tree leaves, and could bring health implications for plants across the Midwest and certain organisms living in the Great Lakes.

— Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of abnormal

Adjective

With its orange boxes and quirky prints, Hermès could be seen as whimsical, but it was usually associated with uptight parents and grandparents.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026
Under consideration are events hosted with local venues, like the Ridgefield Playhouse, and gallery shows with quirky concepts such as record covers featuring people wearing space helmets.

— Dina Cheney, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of quirky

Adjective

In that sense, New Stanford replicates an ancient form of patriarchal bias that casts men as the norm and women as an atypical other.

— Judy Berman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Geese had an atypical, if kind of old-fashioned, run on the hype train for a young rock band.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of atypical

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