Main entry: typical
Definition: exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
Usage: a typical American girl; a typical suburban community; the typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a year; a painting typical of the Impressionist school; a typical romantic poem; a typical case of arteritis
Definition: not representative of a group, class, or type
Antonyms: false
Definition: not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
Antonyms: irregular
Definition: contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
Antonyms: irregular
Definition: (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement
Antonyms: irregular
Definition: (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces
Antonyms: nonrepresentative, unsymbolic
Definition: not standing for something else
Main entry: distinctive, typical
Definition: of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing
Usage: Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor- Curtis Wilkie; that is typical of you!
Antonyms: uncharacteristic
Definition: distinctive and not typical
Main entry: typical
Definition: conforming to a type
Usage: the typical (or normal) American; typical teenage behavior
Definition: not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
Antonyms: abnormal
Definition: departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development
Antonyms: paranormal
Definition: not in accordance with scientific laws