untypically

adverb

as in unusually

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Recent Examples of untypically This game was so untypically Harbaugh. — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025 However, Park is a big name, and there’s a slim chance that voters will be taken by its normally deadpan star, who gives an untypically broad, comedic performance. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2025 Some 60% of the world’s GDP is encumbered by debt to GDP of 100% or more, and untypically large deficits in the context of a business cycle expansion phase. — Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untypically
  1. unusually
  2. extraordinarily
  3. abnormally
  4. uncommonly
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  • The Tetra, from Analog Machine Works, features an unusually long tubular space frame with a pair of opposite-facing tetrahedrons in its interconnected structure.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 July 2026
  • By Wednesday evening, senior White House officials had decided to actively support the effort to contest the suspension, which many soccer analysts viewed as an unusually harsh punishment.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026
Definition of unusually
Adverb
  • The trio stand out among other USA fans for their extraordinarily patriotic costumes.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • Millions of Canadians will continue visiting the United States every year, and the cultural and geographic relationship between the two countries remains extraordinarily close.
    — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of extraordinarily
Adverb
  • But with toxic levels of cobalt, the transcription factor is active without low oxygen levels, leading to abnormally high amounts of hemoglobin-carrying red blood cells—explaining the woman’s high hemoglobin levels.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
  • The continental United States logged its most abnormally hot March in 132 years of records, and Europe has seen unseasonable highs near 104 degrees.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
Definition of abnormally
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  • The view was uncommonly broad, and the city skyline poked out of the eastern sky.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
  • The skilled pivot speaks almost perfect English and is uncommonly engaging to speak with.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Definition of uncommonly

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“Untypically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untypically. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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