unconventional

un·con·ven·tion·al

adjective \-ˈvench-nəl, -ˈven(t)-shə-n^əl\

: very different from the things that are used or accepted by most people : not traditional or usual : not conventional

Full 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

Examples of UNCONVENTIONAL

1. Her lifestyle is rather unconventional.
2. <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

Related Words

free-spirited, freethinking, nontraditional; apostate, defecting, renegade; schismatic (also schismatical), sectarian, separatist

Near Antonyms

hard, rigid, strict; doctrinal, dogmatic (also dogmatical); bigoted, blinkered, intolerant, narrow-minded; reactionary, unreconstructed

Rhymes with UNCONVENTIONAL

four-dimensional, one-dimensional, three-dimensional, tridimensional, two-dimensional