unrepresentative

adjective

un·rep·re·sen·ta·tive ˌən-ˌre-pri-ˈzen-tə-tiv

Synonyms of unrepresentative next

: not representative: such as

: not typical or characteristic : atypical

an unrepresentative sample

We only claim that our town is not all that unrepresentative of America in its mixture of idealism and weakness, ambitions and muddles …—

Judith Martin

: not representing an electorate

an unrepresentative judiciary

unrepresentativeness noun

Examples of unrepresentative in a Sentence

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Polling purists understandably object to such surveys as unrepresentative and unreliable. —

W. Joseph Campbell, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024 The decision about who makes the November ballot is made by a small and unrepresentative group. —

Steve Chessin, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024 Detractors argued that the process that years ago produced the design by Robert Lenz was flawed and unrepresentative of Milwaukee's majority-minority population. —

Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2024 The tool provided data that sometimes revealed embarrassing trends on Facebook, and Meta argued its reports were unrepresentative of the platform’s real dynamics. —

Adi Robertson, The Verge, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unrepresentative

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unrepresentative was in 1829

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“Unrepresentative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrepresentative. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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