unconventional
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adjective \-ˈvench-nəl, -ˈven(t)-shə-nəl\Definition of UNCONVENTIONAL
: not conventional : not bound by or in accordance with convention : being out of the ordinary <an unconventional outfit> <an unconventional thinker>
— un·con·ven·tion·al·i·ty \-ˌven(t)-shə-ˈna-lə-tē\ noun
— un·con·ven·tion·al·ly adverb
See Examples of UNCONVENTIONAL
- Her lifestyle is rather unconventional.
- <the Shakers acquired their name because of their unconventional practice of dancing with shaking movements during worship>
First Known Use of UNCONVENTIONAL
1835
Related to UNCONVENTIONAL
- Synonyms
- dissentient, dissenting, dissident, heterodox, iconoclastic, maverick, nonconformist, nonorthodox, out-there, heretical, unorthodox
- Antonyms
- conforming, conformist, conventional, orthodox
Rhymes with UNCONVENTIONAL
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