untraditional

adjective

un·​tra·​di·​tion·​al ˌən-trə-ˈdi-sh(ə-)nəl 

: not adhering to past practices or conventions : not traditional

an untraditional wardrobe

untraditional methods

… a recipe for paella containing the hitherto untraditional combination of chicken and shrimp.

—David Rosengarten

untraditionally adverb

Untraditionally, Santa brought along his elves on all-terrain vehicles instead of Rudolph and his pals.

—Melanie Mizenko

Examples of untraditional in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yellow cornmeal and lime may seem like untraditional cookie ingredients, but these treats are likely to become a staple on your holiday dessert menu. —Patricia S York, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026

Lamba said she’s seen the craving for social connection increase with the rise of social media, but that creating community can often happen in untraditional places, like Glo30. —Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2026

Santos-Aviles’ career followed an untraditional path. —Bayliss Wagner, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2026

But there’s ways to get your story out there in the most untraditional ways. —Alyssa Jaffer, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for untraditional

• compositional
• definitional
• depositional
• dispositional
• intuitional
• nontraditional
• oppositional
• prepositional
• propositional
• unconditional
• additional
• conditional