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antitraditional

adjective

Definition of antitraditionalnext
as in anticonventional

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antitraditional
  1. extremist
  2. nontraditional
  3. revolutionary
  4. nonconventional
  5. antiestablishment
  6. nonconservative
  7. radical
Adjective
  • Both nominees have attempted to portray themselves as the commonsense alternative to an extremist opponent whose agenda could set the state back decades.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Rabin was killed [in 1995], that was a last straw —seeing an extremist right-wing lunatic in Israel kill Rabin and kill the dreams of peace.
    — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of extremist
Adjective
  • Its curatorial methods may not force a reconsideration of how to rethink a museum, but giving audiences of nontraditional forms of art the weight of an entire institution could prove more consequential.
    — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The nontraditional nature of the ceremony was the newlyweds’ favorite part.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of nontraditional
Adjective
  • As Deadline announced in 2023, when the film was in development, the screenplay is based on the life of Puerto Rican revolutionary José Maldonado Román, known as Águila Blanca (White Eagle), set in the late 19th century.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Traditionalists scoffed at the ‘plastic’ boats, but the Swan 36 featured a revolutionary underwater design.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of revolutionary
Adjective
  • There are craft vintages from more than two dozen nonconventional fruits, like elderberries, peaches, quince, plums, and strawberries.
    — Annie Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026
  • But Magen David Adom’s dispatch unit in Ramla, about 12 miles southeast of Tel Aviv, is more than 100 feet underground, safeguarded by thick walls and a sophisticated respirator system capable of providing clean air in case of conventional and nonconventional attacks.
    — Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
Definition of nonconventional
Adjective
  • Recent primaries have exposed fractures between traditional Democratic leadership and candidates campaigning on antiestablishment, populist messaging.
    — Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026
  • While Kali’s protruding tongue is sometimes interpreted as a gesture of embarrassment or shame, the Rolling Stones’ logo reimagines it as a symbol of protest and antiestablishment sentiment.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
Definition of antiestablishment
Adjective
  • But, unlike real experts, Heritage and Feulner’s promise was that every problem could be solved with a conservative solution, or that every nonconservative solution would be a disaster.
    — E.J. Fagan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Even now, wild posting contains a hint of defiance aimed at stirring a response from nonconservative audiences.
    — Gino Sesto, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
Definition of nonconservative
Adjective
  • Niacinamide soothes and evens tone, while rice bran extract conditions skin and helps defend against free-radical damage.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Medical advances and especially vaccination — a radical concept, once — have nearly eliminated childhood diseases that killed up to half of children before age 5 when the nation was founded.
    — Jonathan Fahey, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of radical
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“Antitraditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antitraditional. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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