ANTITRADITIONAL Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

antitraditional

adjective

Definition of antitraditional

as in anticonventional

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Adjective

This is especially true among young people who now spend countless hours on gaming site chatrooms that promote extremist hate and engage with chatbots programmed to maximize engagement, often with harmful consequences.

— Michael Posner, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
One of his personal highlights was Mark Pellington’s 1999 political thriller Arlington Road, starring Jeff Bridges as a history professor who suspects his neighbor, played by Tim Robbins, of being involved in an anti-government extremist movement.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of extremist

Adjective

That includes parents who have 9-to-5 jobs, and nontraditional schedules, to single moms and dads.

— Melissa Willets, Parents, 4 Aug. 2026
Ferdon detailed how the crypto currency exchange became one of the biggest brands in the emerging world of nontraditional finance and banking options.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 July 2026

Definition of nontraditional

Adjective

Invisasox are made with a revolutionary gel heel grip mesh design that keeps the sock on better than any other no show sock -- guaranteed to stay on.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
His office walls are full of samurai swords and revolutionary art, and his desk is littered with Zyn cans and sugar-free Dr Peppers.

— Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 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

Many fans have been playing the game for years and aren't necessarily into a radical change on such a huge mechanic like catching passes.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
His platform—Medicare for All, student debt cancellation, and a wealth tax—was radical by American standards and entirely conventional by the standards of most rich democracies.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

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