unrepresentative

/ ˌʌnrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv /

adjective

1. not typical or representative

Example Sentences

We find over and over again that the modern-day sheriff is unrepresentative of the county that he serves.

From Salon

But California voters are not entirely unrepresentative of the nation.

From Los Angeles Times

Among other faults, Lynn’s methods included “wholly” unrepresentative sampling, and cognitive tests of a kind that could not allow valid comparisons between populations, Sear notes.

From Science Magazine

And the winter weather, intimidating even for Iowa, will make an already unrepresentative process even less representative.

From Seattle Times

Others complained the state was too white and too rural, making Iowa unrepresentative of the country at large and the Democratic Party in particular.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• abnormal
• anomalous
• divergent
• odd
• peculiar
• strange
• unnatural