unrepresentative of the whole

Definitions

Not typical or characteristic of the entire group or population.

Failing to accurately reflect the diversity or nature of the whole.

Examples

The small group of protesters interviewed by the media was clearly unrepresentative of the whole population's views.

Relying solely on data from a single department is unrepresentative of the whole company's performance.

Synonyms

atypical unrepresentative nonrepresentative untypical not characteristic anomalous unrepresentative of the group

Antonyms

representative typical characteristic indicative representative of the whole standard exemplary