anticonventional

Definition of anticonventionalnext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for anticonventional
Adjective
  • But the threat of extremist nihilistic groups goes beyond individual harm to exploited children, the federal memos obtained by CNN show.
    Curt Devine, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Zubayar Al-Bakoush, identified by officials as a member of an extremist militia in Libya, had been wanted by the United States for more than a decade.
    ERIC TUCKER, Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Safe to say, military technology has yet to come up with another such revolutionary invention that changed human lives, when it was actually meant to destroy them.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Short for Four Player Grand Prix, this is a new indie racer developed by Vision Reelle and 3goo, very clearly inspired by Sega’s revolutionary Virtua Racing from 1992.
    Adam Ismail, The Drive, 4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Like Zilisch, van Gisbergen has taken a nontraditional path to the Cup series.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Because Adofo-Mensah’s nontraditional background faced significant resistance over his four seasons with the franchise, the Vikings are likely to seek someone with more experience as an evaluator and manager.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • These offices are not the big, antiestablishment utopian workspaces companies like WeWork were known for in the 2010s.
    Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The 1960s marked a significant pivot in cultural mores, from the adherence to convention both socially and stylistically at the dawn of the decade to the age of antiestablishment fervor and personal empowerment as the period progressed.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The number is especially sobering given that Ritter’s metric measures from the first-day closing price (which is almost always higher than the official offer price), and excludes nonconventional IPOs like reverse mergers.
    Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The report claims the IRGC is exploring nonconventional warhead configurations for long-range missiles.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Anticonventional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anticonventional. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.

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