1
[ adjective ] deviating from or not conforming to type

Synonyms

untypical

Examples

"atypical behavior..not the accepted type of response that we expect from children"- G.E.Gardner

Used in print

(Newton Stallknecht, "Ideas and Literature," in Newton S...)

Thus the student of literature may sometimes find it helpful to classify a poem or an essay as being in idea or in ideal content or subject_matter typical or atypical of its period .

Related terms

typical unrepresentative abnormal uncharacteristic typicality

2
[ adjective ] deviating from what is usual or common or to be expected; often somewhat odd or strange

Synonyms

irregular

Examples

"these days large families are atypical" "highly irregular behavior"

Related terms

abnormal

3
[ adjective ] not conforming to type

Examples

"showed atypical agility"

Related terms

uncharacteristic

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

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