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non·con·ven·tion·al | \ ˌnän-kən-ˈvench-nəl 
, -ˈven(t)-shə-nᵊl \
, -ˈven(t)-shə-nᵊl \Definition of nonconventional
: not conventional : not conforming to convention, custom, tradition, or usual practice : unconventional nonconventional teaching methods nonconventional energy sources Ten years ago, the alternative press was hard to find but easy to define. Our task was to seek out the best thinking from the new left, the new age, and any other nonconventional source we could find.— Eric Utne
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Synonyms & Antonyms for nonconventional
Synonyms
- broad-minded,
- liberal,
- nonorthodox,
- nontraditional,
- open-minded,
- progressive,
- radical,
- unconventional,
- unorthodox
Antonyms
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Examples of nonconventional in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web The final Clash iteration offered a fresh perspective on carbon fiber design, with the frame construction including nonconventional angles to offer new dimensions of the frame beam.
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Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, "Tennis Racket Technology Is Way More Elaborate Than You Think," 21 Jan. 2020 Other women with nonconventional news voices, including Eleanor Beardsley in Paris, Sylvia Poggioli in Rome and Ofeabia Quist-Arcton in Dakar, are still overseas.
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Jason Loviglio, The Conversation, "NPR is still expanding the range of what authority sounds like after 50 years," 6 Dec. 2019 Most of Utah’s nonconventional groups were put on by Republicans who, like Adams, made their support of Senate Bill 103 conditional on the additions.
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Rob Kuznia, Washington Post, "As hate crime laws expand, who to exclude as victims?," 12 Sep. 2019 But banks balked at supporting such a nonconventional business model for the area.
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Fortune, "Winemakers in New York’s Finger Lakes Region Are Moving Beyond Riesling," 31 Aug. 2019 For the rehearsal dinner, guests were engrossed in an authentic Mexican night of drinking, dancing and celebrating; a nonconventional pre-ceremony event the couple dubbed their Fiesta Blanco.
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Carley K, Harper's BAZAAR, "Samantha & Jonathan Glass' Oceanfront Wedding in Playa Del Carmen," 23 Mar. 2017 Lower output of nonconventional oil extraction also contributed to the overall decline in January.
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Kim Mackrael, WSJ, "Canada’s GDP Contracted 0.1% in January," 29 Mar. 2018 Clinical Apothecaries uses compounding -- the combining, admixing, mixing, diluting, reconstituting, or otherwise altering of a drug or bulk drug substance -- to help treat patients in nonconventional medical practices.
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Justin Madden, cleveland.com, "Medina pharmacy's license suspended due to mishandling of drugs, officials say," 18 Jan. 2018 Too Faced Glitter Bomb Eyeshadow Collection will bring your nonconventional vibe to a whole new level those around you will appreciate.
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Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, "What This Week's Horoscope Means for You," 21 Aug. 2017
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The first known use of nonconventional was in 1851
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