What are the opposite words for typical?
Typical, meaning "normal or expected," can have many antonyms depending on the context. Unusual, uncommon, unconventional, abnormal, exceptional or irregular are all antonyms that come to mind. Atypical, deviant and extraordinary can also be used. In some cases, it might depend on one's interpretation of "typical." Atypical might apply when referring to something that isn't typical in relation to what is usually considered standard or accepted. For instance, an atypical response to a situation might mean that the reaction is not typical, average or ordinary. Overall, there are many ways to describe the opposite of a typical characteristic, but it depends on the context in which the word is used.
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- aberrant
- nonconforming
- different
- sharp
- intelligent
- irregular
- unusual
- bright
- distinguished
- exceptional
- atypical
- extraordinary
- glowing
- notable
- radiant
- shining
- singular
- sparkling
- stunning
- uncommon
- vivid
- brilliant
- famous
- glinting
- glorious
- luminous
- queer
- rare
- remarkable
- smart
- splendid
- strange
- untypical
- wonderful
- all
- gorgeous
- shining, glowing in appearance
- famous, outstanding
- strange and wonderful
- adored, idiolized; divine
- beautiful, advantageous
- beautiful, magnificent
- very smart
- obvious, understandable
- important; famous
- odd; abnormal
- exceptional, infrequent
- extraordinary, unusual
- luxurious, expensive
- deviating, unfamiliar
- beautiful, marvelous
- usual, conventional
- very different
- not typical
- intense, powerful
- great, extraordinary
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
- aberrant
- nonconforming
- different
- sharp
- intelligent
- irregular
- unusual
-
bright
- aglow,
- auroral,
- fulgid,
- hued,
- moonlit,
- palmy,
- phosphorescent,
- razzle-dazzle,
- silvery,
- sunlit,
- Clear-headed,
- Relucent,
- palmiest,
- eggheaded,
- glitzy,
- wideawake,
- clear headed,
- glitziest,
- having smarts,
- in candescent,
- in tense,
- in tenser,
- in-tense,
- in-tenser,
- in-tensest,
- more aglow,
- more alight,
- more burnished,
- more clear-headed,
- more coruscating,
- more eggheaded,
- more einstein,
- more fulgid,
- more illumined,
- more irradiated,
- more lighted,
- more mirrorlike,
- more moonlit,
- more prominent,
- more razzle dazzle,
- more razzle-dazzle,
- more razzledazzle,
- more relucent,
- more silvery,
- more tinged,
- most aglow,
- most alight,
- most auroral,
- most clear headed,
- most clear-headed,
- most eggheaded,
- most einstein,
- most flashing,
- most fulgid,
- most hued,
- most illumined,
- most irradiated,
- most mirrorlike,
- most moonlit,
- most phosphorescent,
- most razzle dazzle,
- most razzle-dazzle,
- most razzledazzle,
- most relucent,
- most silvery,
- most sunlit,
- most tinged,
- palmier,
- quick witted,
- quickwitted,
- razzle dazzle,
- razzledazzle,
- re lucent,
- re-lucent,
- re-splendent,
- trans lucent,
- trans parent,
- trans-lucent,
- trans-parent,
- un clouded,
- wide awake.
- distinguished
- exceptional
- atypical
- extraordinary
- glowing
-
notable
- bodacious,
- Celebrious,
- bigleague,
- high-profile,
- highprofile,
- majorleague,
- more bodacious,
- more celebrious,
- more high profile,
- more high-profile,
- more highprofile,
- more rubric,
- most bodacious,
- most celebrious,
- most high profile,
- most high-profile,
- most highprofile,
- most nameable,
- most rubric,
- red letter,
- redletter,
- something else,
- top drawer,
- topdrawer.
- radiant
- shining
- singular
- sparkling
- stunning
- uncommon
- vivid
- brilliant
-
famous
- pre-eminent,
- of note,
- in limelight,
- in spotlight,
- more applauded,
- more lionized,
- more much publicized,
- more much-publicized,
- more muchpublicized,
- most applauded,
- most lionized,
- most much publicized,
- most much-publicized,
- most muchpublicized,
- much-publicized,
- muchpublicized,
- pre eminent,
- re cognized,
- re-cognized,
- talked about.
- glinting
- glorious
- luminous
-
queer
- fly ball,
- Qualmish,
- dis quieting,
- dis-quieting,
- more outre,
- more pukish,
- more qualmish,
- most outre,
- most pukish,
- most qualmish,
- off wall,
- pukish,
- qualmier,
- qualmiest,
- qualmy,
- un cannier,
- un canniest,
- un canny,
- un conventional,
- un easier,
- un easiest,
- un easy,
- un hinged,
- un-balanced,
- un-cannier,
- un-canniest,
- un-conventional,
- un-easier,
- un-easiest,
- un-hinged.
-
rare
- few,
- recherche,
- Unfrequent,
- Subtile,
- rarest,
- undercooked,
- few and far between,
- unheard of,
- few far between,
- half cooked,
- half raw,
- half-cooked,
- half-raw,
- halfraw,
- in comparable,
- in valuable,
- in-comparable,
- in-valuable,
- moderately done,
- more attenuate,
- more attenuated,
- more half cooked,
- more half raw,
- more half-cooked,
- more halfcooked,
- more halfraw,
- more recherche,
- more seldom,
- more semioccasional,
- more undercooked,
- more unfrequent,
- most attenuate,
- most attenuated,
- most half cooked,
- most half raw,
- most half-cooked,
- most halfcooked,
- most halfraw,
- most recherche,
- most seldom,
- most semioccasional,
- most undercooked,
- most unfrequent,
- nearly raw,
- rarely done,
- semi occasional,
- semi-occasional,
- semioccasional,
- sub tile,
- sub tiler,
- sub-tile,
- sub-tiler,
- subtiler,
- subtilest,
- un frequent,
- un likelier,
- un likeliest,
- un likely,
- un-frequent,
- un-likelier,
- un-likeliest,
- un-likely,
- under cooked,
- under done,
- under-cooked,
- under-done.
- remarkable
- smart
- splendid
- strange
- untypical
- wonderful
- all
-
gorgeous
- beaut,
- centerfold,
- lulu,
- splendiferous,
- drop-dead,
- easy on the eyes,
- beauter,
- beautest,
- dreamest,
- dropdead,
- easy eyes,
- easy the eyes,
- good looking,
- goodlooking,
- more centerfold,
- more drop dead,
- more drop-dead,
- more knockout,
- more lulu,
- most centerfold,
- most drop dead,
- most drop-dead,
- most dropdead,
- most lulu,
- most splendiferous.
- shining, glowing in appearance
- famous, outstanding
- strange and wonderful
- adored, idiolized; divine
- beautiful, advantageous
- beautiful, magnificent
- very smart
- obvious, understandable
- important; famous
- odd; abnormal
-
exceptional, infrequent
- rare.
- extraordinary, unusual
- luxurious, expensive
- deviating, unfamiliar
- beautiful, marvelous
- usual, conventional
- very different
- not typical
- intense, powerful
- great, extraordinary
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
Antonym of the day
wreathes
- Antonyms:
- uncover, unwrap, stay.
