Antonyms for uncharacteristic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kar-ik-tuh-ris-tik
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkær ɪk təˈrɪs tɪk


Definition of uncharacteristic

Origin :
  • 1753, from un- (1) "not" + characteristic (adj.). Related: Uncharacteristically.
  • As in atypic : adj unusual
  • As in foreign : adj irrelevant
Example sentences :
  • Suddenly he did a simple thing, but so uncharacteristic that it moved her.
  • Extract from : « The Forsyte Saga, Complete » by John Galsworthy
  • And this was most uncharacteristic of Goil, particularly in a situation like this one.
  • Extract from : « Jack of No Trades » by Charles Cottrell
  • This outburst, so uncharacteristic and so unexpected, did not bear for him a grain of pathos.
  • Extract from : « An Ambitious Woman » by Edgar Fawcett
  • He looked with uncharacteristic alertness at the inexpressive face of the leisurely narrator.
  • Extract from : « The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains » by Charles Egbert Craddock
  • But it was not the cry of victory; there was an uncharacteristic lack of finality in the clergyman's tone.
  • Extract from : « Peccavi » by E. W. Hornung
  • He paused briefly at the door, touched with an uncharacteristic flash of sour humor.
  • Extract from : « Assignment's End » by Roger Dee
  • He did not know that she had rebuked Jim Dyckman with uncharacteristic wrath for the attack.
  • Extract from : « We Can't Have Everything » by Rupert Hughes
  • It was as startling as it was uncharacteristic, and the first exhibition of club-fright witnessed by any of the company.
  • Extract from : « Selina » by George Madden Martin
  • He gave up trying when he found Jennifer eying him with uncharacteristic uncertainty.
  • Extract from : « Traders Risk » by Roger Dee
  • Isobel guided him, her voice quiet and still maintaining its uncharacteristic demure quality.
  • Extract from : « Border, Breed Nor Birth » by Dallas McCord Reynolds

Synonyms for uncharacteristic

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