uncharacteristic

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Recent Examples of uncharacteristic Doncic scored 37 points in the 117-95 loss, but finished with only one assist, which is uncharacteristic of the superstar point guard. Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025 Both misses were uncharacteristic of Maanum, who has scored eight goals this season, but demonstrated how unusual things can occur when the pressure is on. Art De Roché, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025 This time the Canadians left it to their more experienced rivals to make uncharacteristic errors. Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025 Those low numbers of points and shots is uncharacteristic for Adebayo, who is averaging 17.5 points and 13.8 shot attempts per game this season. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncharacteristic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncharacteristic
Adjective
  • 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
Adjective
  • But Gilgeous-Alexander, who edged out Jokić to prevent the big center from winning his fourth MVP, has an atypical path when compared to giants like Durant, Westbrook or James Harden, all drafted top four by Thunder general manager Sam Presti.
    Anthony Slater, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • He was eventually diagnosed with atypical anorexia, which is characterized by symptoms of anorexia without dropping below a healthy weight.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 20 May 2025

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“Uncharacteristic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncharacteristic. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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