Typical means something that has the same qualities or characteristics of others in the same group or category.It's similar to the words normal and average.For example, I have typical symptoms of a flu.ypical usually refers to the average or to what is likely. For instance, the typical man does not go around with $1 million in his wallet. The typical man is not over 7feet t … all. The typical adult woman is not under 3 feet tall.