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type

[tahyp] / taɪp /
NOUN
class, kind
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brand breed category character description form group lot nature number sample sort standard strain variety
STRONG
blazon cast classification cut feather genre ilk likes mold order persuasion rubric species specimen stamp subdivision way
NOUN
example, model
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pattern sample standard
STRONG
archetype epitome essence exemplar original paradigm personification prototype quintessence representative specimen
Antonyms
STRONG
atypical
NOUN
printed characters
Synonyms
STRONGEST
case
STRONG
emblem face figure font print printing sign symbol
WEAK
point size
VERB
classify
Synonyms
STRONG
arrange categorize class peg pigeonhole sort standardize stereotype tab typecast
WEAK
button down put away put down as
Antonyms
STRONG
differentiate disorder disorganize
VERB
hit keys on machine to print document
Synonyms
STRONGEST
copy transcribe write
STRONG
touch touch-type typewrite
WEAK
dash off enter data hunt-and-peck teletype

Example Sentences

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Their idea involves the explosive death of a rare type of black hole known as a "quasi-extremal primordial black hole."

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Additionally, they think the rise of long-term supply agreements could see manufacturers escape the type of crash seen in previous memory-chip cycles.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The past few months have brought the type of volatility that makes those misses more common.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“It’s like what Ray Charles said: Every type of music has its beauty.”

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

In the process he discovered that I didn’t know how to type.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson