atypical

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UK/eɪˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/

adjective

Not conforming to the normal type.

Similar
untypicalatypicunrepresentativeirregularabnormalunnatural
Opposite
typical
OriginEnglish typical ← Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə- →
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Meanings

adjectiveatypical (comparative more atypical, superlative most atypical)

comparative more atypical · superlative most atypical

  1. Not conforming to the normal type.

    The condition also has an associated atypical development of the retina and optic nerve misrouting, resulting in significant vision issues.

    2018 May 12, Stephanie Sinclair, “'What I Learned From Adopting Two Children With Rare Genetic Conditions'”, in Time, archived from the original on 05 Nov 2024
  2. Unusual or irregular.
nounatypical (plural atypicals)

plural atypicals

  1. pharmacyAn atypical antipsychotic.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
typical

adjectivenot representative of a group, class, or type

Similar
untypicalatypicunrepresentative
Opposite
typical

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

Similar
irregularabnormalunnatural
Also see
abnormalatypicidiocentricindividualisticirregularrenegadeunnaturalunrepresentativeuntypical

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Englishtypical
  7. Englishatypical

From a- + typical.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan atípic
  • atípicnot conforming to the norm
Chinese Mandarin 反常的, 非典型的
  • 反常的 (fǎncháng de)not conforming to the norm
  • 非典型的 (fēidiǎnxíng de)not conforming to the norm
  • 異常的 /异常的 (yìcháng de)irregular
  • 非典型的 (fēidiǎnxíng de)irregular
Danish atypisk
  • atypisknot conforming to the norm
Esperanto nenormala, malkutima
  • nenormalanot conforming to the norm
  • malkutimanot conforming to the norm
Estonian ebatüüpiline
  • ebatüüpilinenot conforming to the norm
Finnish epätyypillinen, epätavallinen
  • epätyypillinennot conforming to the norm
  • epätavallinennot conforming to the norm
  • epätavallinenirregular
French atypique, atypique
  • atypiquenot conforming to the norm
  • atypiqueirregular
German atypisch
  • atypischnot conforming to the norm
Indonesian atipikal, atipikal
  • atipikalnot conforming to the norm
  • atipikalirregular
Italian atipico
  • atipiconot conforming to the norm
Polish nietypowy, nietypowy
  • nietypowynot conforming to the norm
  • nietypowyirregular
  • nieregularnyirregular
Portuguese atípico
  • atípiconot conforming to the norm
Romanian atipic, netipic
  • atipicnot conforming to the norm
  • netipicnot conforming to the norm
  • neconformnot conforming to the norm
Russian нетипи́чный
  • нетипи́чный (netipíčnyj)not conforming to the norm
Spanish atípico
  • atípiconot conforming to the norm
Swedish atypisk
  • atypisknot conforming to the norm
Ukrainian нетипо́вий
  • нетипо́вий (netypóvyj)not conforming to the norm
Cite this entry
APA

atypical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atypical

MLA

“atypical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atypical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atypical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atypical.

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