untypical

adjective

ˌən-ˈti-pi-kəl How to pronounce untypical (audio)
Definition of untypicalnext
as in abnormal
departing from some accepted standard of what is normal the plant displays some untypical characteristics

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Recent Examples of untypical 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 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 Specialized REITs can invest in casinos and other untypical real-estate properties. — Lori Ioannou, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2021 The Rays, again getting by on their wits and wiggling into playoff contention by winning more with less this season, came out of a pendulous game with a victory in their typically untypical fashion. — Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle, 29 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untypical
  1. abnormal
  2. unnatural
  3. unusual
  4. uncommon
  5. atypical
Adjective
  • Storm surges -- abnormal rise in sea level caused by storms -- could reach 7 feet in parts of the Mississippi and Alabama coasts, and up to 5 feet on the western Florida panhandle.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • While one form, or isomer, of thalidomide has a sedative effect, the other is thought to cause abnormal physiological development.
    — Sajish Mathew, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of abnormal
Adjective
  • The California Department of Public Health said animals with rabies will often have strange or unnatural behavior.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Generated by an internal large language model (LLM), OpenAI’s proof relies on an approach that many experts find unnatural.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of unnatural
Adjective
  • The team now points to interactions between manganese and ytterbium as a possible source of the unusual Hall response.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The unusual diplomatic rebuke underscored the mistrust between the two countries.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of unusual
Adjective
  • This way of thinking is not uncommon, and it’s not limited to film criticism.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Police noted that mountain lions are not uncommon near the Stanislaus River and other rural pockets around Oakdale but urged residents to stay alert – especially overnight and around dawn and dusk.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of uncommon
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

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“Untypical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untypical. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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