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 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

The membership, which is invite-only, can include procedures like plasma exchange, which involves having your blood removed and separated from harmful substances like abnormal proteins before it is returned to the body.

— Renée Onque, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Cocaine therefore appears to hijack a normal action-selection system rather than recruit a circuit dedicated to abnormal behavior.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of abnormal

Adjective

There's light at the end of the tunnel for Southern California's atypical October heat wave as temperatures will begin to drop — albeit slowly — on Wednesday and into the rest of the work week.

— Austin Turner, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Classification and mechanism of action Clozapine is considered a second-generation atypical antipsychotic drug.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 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

Verma-Lallian, whose background is in real estate investing, said Hollywood has proven to be a largely attractive market for herself and other nontypical private investors looking to diversify their portfolios.

— Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
The current Wyoming state-record nontypical mule deer taken by any means is a 293 ⅞ inch buck, according to the Boone and Crockett Club.

— Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of nontypical

Adjective

This process helped preserve the irregular lines, layered color and tactile quality of the originals and used this character within the fabrics.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
Curved sofas, rounded tables and expressive lighting are among the older forms being reconsidered for current interiors, along with irregular silhouettes.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026

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