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- Dictionaryuncharacteristic/ˌʌnkarəktəˈrɪstɪk/
adjective
- 1. not typical of a particular person or thing: "an uncharacteristic display of temper"
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dissimilarly. make a distinction between something. make the difference idiom. misc. misfit. new. unrepresentativeness. unstandardized. untraditionally. See more results » (Definition of uncharacteristic from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of uncharacteristic. uncharacteristic.
Sep 23, 2024 · : not characteristic : not typical or distinctive. uncharacteristic outbursts of temper. uncharacteristically. ˌən-ˌker-ik-tə-ˈri-sti-k (ə-)lē. -ˌka-rik- adverb. Examples of uncharacteristic in a Sentence. It was an uncharacteristic outburst of temper. Her uncharacteristic silence bothered me. Recent Examples on the Web.
adjective. us / ʌnˌker.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk / uk / ʌnˌkær.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk / Add to word list. not typical. Synonyms. atypical formal. untypical. Opposites. characteristic. typical. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Different and difference. altered. alternative. anomalous. another. anything. disjunctive. disparately. disparity. dissimilar.
If you describe something as uncharacteristic of someone, you mean that it is not typical of them. It was uncharacteristic of her father to disappear like this. American English : uncharacteristic / ʌnkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk /
When something is uncharacteristic, it's not typical or expected. Snow in South Carolina is uncharacteristic, even in January. Your uncharacteristic silence might prompt your friends to worry about you, especially if you're normally the most talkative one in the room.
Uncharacteristic definition: not typical or usual. See examples of UNCHARACTERISTIC used in a sentence.
uncharacteristic (of somebody) not typical of somebody; not the way somebody usually behaves. The remark was quite uncharacteristic of her. opposite characteristic
