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typical

/ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/adjective3 syllables

Typical means: exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category.

Synonyms for typical21

adjective, as in exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category

emblematic, exemplary, typic, representative, regular, veritable, true, classic, characteristic

adjective, as in of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing

distinctive, characteristic

adjective, as in conforming to a type

normal

also used for typical

customary, mundane, ordinary, average, medial, basic, bog-standard, common, commonplace, common-and-garden

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Opposites of typical

atypical

What does typical mean?3

adjective

1

exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category“a typical American girl”

2

of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing“Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor”

3

conforming to a type“the typical (or normal) American”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Typical in a sentence

  • As wars and murders show, bestiality is a typical feature of the human race.Ergulis
  • We moved on, just like any typical family would.Nuel
  • But it's a typical savannah country, and we enjoy cooler temperatures.Barbiche0
  • He's your typical stale, cringey know-it-all.deniko
  • Rice, noodles, and potatoes are typical side dishes.AlanF_US
  • You don't attend, you pay attention, under the typical logic.gleki
  • We, by ourselves, are able to do it without a typical crab.gleki
  • It is typical of him to say such a thing.Zifre

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