Definitions

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

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The mission will be the first attempt to test this type of dual-mode propulsion system on a small spacecraft.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

“We envisioned this narrow field of view where his enemies suddenly pop out of the fog, and this type of shot adds to the disoriented feeling.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

This type of criminality "makes people lose faith, not just in their local area but in democracy, in what our country is, and we can't let that happen", she added.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

General Motors is revamping its energy business and placing a big bet on a lesser-known battery type right after Ford Motor got a major boost from making a similar move a few weeks ago.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The kid holding the bat was captain of the soccer team, the type of kid who should have cared that Toby couldn’t bat.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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