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单词 nonrepresentative
释义

nonrepresentative

adjective

non·​rep·​re·​sen·​ta·​tive ˌnän-ˌre-pri-ˈzen-tə-tiv How to pronounce nonrepresentative (audio)
: not representative: such as
a
: not serving as a typical or characteristic example
a nonrepresentative sample
b
: not of, based on, or constituting a government in which the many are represented by persons chosen from among them usually by election
nonrepresentative governments

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web 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

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

nonrepresentative

adjective

as in anomalous

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • anomalous
  • atypical
  • deviant
  • abnormal
  • aberrant
  • nontypical
  • irregular
  • idiosyncratic
  • unusual
  • untypical
  • infrequent
  • uncommon
  • unconventional
  • unpredictable
  • unfamiliar
  • singular
  • distinctive
  • eccentric
  • nonconformist
  • unexpected
  • extraordinary
  • uncustomary
  • noteworthy
  • unknown
  • rare
  • special
  • unorthodox
  • unique
  • oddball
  • exceptional
  • remarkable
  • unwonted
  • peculiar
  • outlandish
  • quirky
  • erratic
  • offbeat
  • funky
  • strange
  • especial
  • freakish
  • wacky
  • singular
  • bizarre
  • outrageous
  • unnatural
  • odd
  • curious
  • whacky
  • funny
  • rare
  • screwy
  • outré
  • freak
  • weird
  • kooky
  • fantastical
  • way-out
  • out-of-the-way
  • kookie
  • wild
  • far-out
  • fantastic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • representative
  • average
  • normal
  • typical
  • characteristic
  • standard
  • regular
  • true
  • common
  • ordinary
  • conventional
  • usual
  • customary
  • archetypal
  • archetypical
  • commonplace
  • everyday
  • classic
  • workaday
  • vintage
  • wonted
  • textbook
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