uncharacteristic
adjective
un·char·ac·ter·is·tic
ˌən-ˌker-ik-tə-ˈri-stik 
-ˌka-rik-
: not characteristic : not typical or distinctive
uncharacteristic outbursts of temper
Examples of uncharacteristic in a Sentence
It was an uncharacteristic outburst of temper.
Her uncharacteristic silence bothered me.
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Its star players took advantage, just as Minnesota’s did on the Avalanche’s uncharacteristic defensive miscues.
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Peter Baugh, New York Times, 4 May 2026
With 3 minutes left in the second stanza, Nathan MacKinnon offered up a 2026 Nikola Jokic moment — an uncharacteristic mistake — of his own.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
The students’ disappearances on April 16 started off as separate missing persons’ cases for the campus police and the sheriff’s office, involving two responsible individuals for whom missing appointments was very uncharacteristic.
—Mike Schneider, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026
The entire Mets lineup has been marred in an uncharacteristic slump, but in the bottom of the fourth inning on Tuesday night at Citi Field, Juan Soto uncorked a very characteristic home run.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Peter Baugh, New York Times, 4 May 2026
With 3 minutes left in the second stanza, Nathan MacKinnon offered up a 2026 Nikola Jokic moment — an uncharacteristic mistake — of his own.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
The students’ disappearances on April 16 started off as separate missing persons’ cases for the campus police and the sheriff’s office, involving two responsible individuals for whom missing appointments was very uncharacteristic.
—Mike Schneider, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026
The entire Mets lineup has been marred in an uncharacteristic slump, but in the bottom of the fourth inning on Tuesday night at Citi Field, Juan Soto uncorked a very characteristic home run.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Uncharacteristic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncharacteristic. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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