Synonyms for atypical
eɪˈtɪp ɪ kəlatyp·i·cal

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1. atypical, untypicaladjective

   not representative of a group, class, or type

   "a group that is atypical of the target audience"; "a class of atypical mosses"; "atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children"

   Synonyms:
   untypical, irregular

   Antonyms:
   veritable(a), typic, regular(a), typical, normal, representative, true, emblematic, exemplary

2. atypical, irregularadjective

   deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal

   "these days large families are atypical"; "atypical clinical findings"; "atypical pneumonia"; "highly irregular behavior"

   Synonyms:
   maverick, untypical, irregular, unorthodox, unpredictable, temporary

   Antonyms:
   true, exemplary, normal, typical, regular(a), emblematic, typic, representative, veritable(a)

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1. nonstandard

   not typical or standard

   Submitted by acronimous on April 22, 2014  

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1. List of paraphrases for "atypical":

   non-standard, untypical, typical, non-typical, classic, nonstandard, unusual

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1. Paul Greene:

   Her urine was consistent with the consumption of pork that was containing high levels of nandrolone. We told this to the lab before her B-sample was tested. Under the rules they were supposed to account for it. When your urinary markers are where they were with Shelby’s – in the very, very low range – it is impossible for the machine that does the testing to distinguish between these two, there’s a way to do that called an atypical finding and that’s what we think should have been done in Shelby’s case and it wasn’t.

2. Ben Dworkin:

   Chris Christie has cultivated an image of being the atypical politician, chris Christie is Chris Christie, Chris Christie is able to get things done with Democrats but still be a strong conservative. Chris Christie does n’t look like or sound like anybody else out there.

3. Christopher Labos:

   Many times heart attacks can present with atypical symptoms, sometimes it's a dull ache, sometimes it's burning pain, sometimes it's a sharp stabbing pain, and it can be really tough for patients to know if this is actually their heart or not.

4. Judge Emmet Sullivan:

   This is the atypical case.

5. Mayada Elsabbagh:

   The idea is that in autism, very subtle, atypical behaviors of the infant may cause them to be less sensitive and attentive to those social signals from their mothers, in turn, mothers are not able to maintain synchrony in the interaction.