unorthodox

un·or·tho·dox

adjective \-ˈȯr-thə-ˌdäks\

: different from what is usually done or accepted

Full Definition of UNORTHODOX

:  not orthodox

— un·or·tho·dox·ly adverb

Examples of UNORTHODOX

1. <a time when people with unorthodox religious views were banished from the colony>
2. <raised by an aunt, whose unorthodox parenting practices made for a strange but fun childhood>

First Known Use of UNORTHODOX

1657

Related to UNORTHODOX

Synonyms

dissentient, dissenting, dissident, heterodox, iconoclastic, maverick, nonconformist, nonorthodox, out-there, unconventional, heretical

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 UNORTHODOX

dialog box, econobox, Greek Orthodox, heterodox, homeobox, idiot box, jack-in-the-box, penalty box