as in bizarre
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of unrepresentative
For example, hearings held by video conference during the pandemic enabled witnesses to share expertise with Congress from a distance and open up a process that is notoriously unrepresentative.
—
Lorelei Kelly, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
The United States should also begin repairing its increasingly unrepresentative electoral system.
—Charles A. Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
Research increasingly shows that local planning meetings are deeply unrepresentative, with participants skewing older, whiter, more likely to be a homeowner — and therefore more likely to support measures that prioritize their property values and the status quo.
—Rachel Cohen, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Everything that happens in Tastemaker Season is determined by small, entirely unrepresentative bodies: a few dozen New York journalists at the NYFCC, tiny juries of creatives at the Gothams.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for unrepresentative
Lorelei Kelly, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
The United States should also begin repairing its increasingly unrepresentative electoral system.
—Charles A. Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
Research increasingly shows that local planning meetings are deeply unrepresentative, with participants skewing older, whiter, more likely to be a homeowner — and therefore more likely to support measures that prioritize their property values and the status quo.
—Rachel Cohen, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Everything that happens in Tastemaker Season is determined by small, entirely unrepresentative bodies: a few dozen New York journalists at the NYFCC, tiny juries of creatives at the Gothams.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for unrepresentative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrepresentative
Adjective
-
Joining me is my Staten Island brother, Pete Davidson, who unveils a darker, dramatic side as his character navigates a bizarre group of residents in an old age home.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
-
But inexplicably, Villa contrived to lose the game, thanks in no small part to goalkeeper Emi Martinez’s sending off in the first half for a bizarre body-check on Rasmus Hojlund.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Adjective
-
After coming to the Mets at the trade deadline, Blackburn had a serious of strange injuries, getting hit by a line drive on his hand, and then suffering from a spinal fluid leak that required surgery.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2025
-
There, the homeowner said a stranger barefoot and clad only in black shorts — later identified as Schaefer — opened the unlocked back door and came inside.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
Adjective
-
And the government’s portrayal of the situation was quaint, if not fanciful.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
13 Mar. 2025
-
A lot of the game focuses on driving around the quaint Japanese town and exploring locales, but the real goal and depth lies in managing the stable of mascots and pairing them with the right jobs and handlers.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
-
What does give us reason to stop the virtual presses and take notice is when the opportunity is afforded to break the news that an extremely anomalous variant in time-capsule condition will soon go to the highest bidder.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
26 May 2025
-
There are several advanced monitoring components: • Outlier Detection: Flags anomalous predictions that may be unreliable for production use, particularly important given the noisy nature of real-world data.—
Neel Sendas,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
-
Storm surge is defined by the National Hurricane Center as an abnormal rise of water generated by a storm.—
Mallory Nicholls,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2025
-
One or more other symptoms like abnormal eye movements (nystagmus), vomiting, paleness, or fearfulness are also present.—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
26 May 2025
Adjective
-
In the play, Farrow, in a moving, quirky performance that would earn her a Tony Award nomination, played Sharon, a lonely Iowa woman – estranged from her adult son, divorced from her husband – who decides to take a boarder into her large farmhouse.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
3 June 2025
-
What started as a fun and quirky challenge has turned into an entire expansion for queens to build their brands and start their musical platforms.—
Braedon Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Adjective
-
All of this makes McDonald’s dominance even more remarkable; at a time when theater seems like it’s being consumed by celebrity, her career represents a commitment to the old-fashioned principles of artistry.—
Charlotte Alter,
Time,
28 May 2025
-
The seemingly impossible trek took a remarkable 28 hours to complete.—
Don Yaeger,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Adjective
-
Senior elite players actually had more atypical pathways than those who did not reach elite levels.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
-
In each episode, one of Canada’s most popular celebrities and public figures will face a group of 30 atypical interviewers, all on the autism spectrum.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Unrepresentative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrepresentative. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share