Deviate and Typical

Deviate

Deviate adjective - Departing from some accepted standard of what is normal.
Usage example: the mother's deviate response to her child's death aroused suspicions

Typical is an antonym for deviate.

Nearby Words: deviation, deviant, deviating, deviance

Typical

Typical adjective - Having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind.

Deviate is an antonym for typical.

Nearby Words: type, typically, typicality

Both words in one sentence

  • And they will always visit the capital cities, but then suddenly deviate into other countrysides typical for that country as if they are only a few miles away from the capital.
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