antitraditional

adjective

Definition of antitraditionalnext
as in anticonventional

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  1. extremist
  2. nontraditional
  3. revolutionary
  4. nonconventional
  5. antiestablishment
  6. nonconservative
  7. radical
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  • Lawyers for victims’ relatives claim that a group of extremist religious leaders in Saudi Arabia aided the hijackers.
    — Tom Winter, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Netanyahu’s uncompromising stance helps placate his extremist coalition partners, justify permanent Israeli military control over Gaza, and indefinitely forestall any political accommodation with the Palestinians.
    — KHALED ELGINDY, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of extremist
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  • According to the Navy, this approach can help nontraditional defense companies move technologies from research and development toward procurement.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
  • President Obama was accused of limiting access to independent photojournalists, and famously favored nontraditional media outlets at the advent of the social media age.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of nontraditional
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  • Robert Stephenson’s burgeoning locomotive system was the perfect early adopter of this revolutionary communications network.
    — Mike McRae October 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Iranian revolutionary guard’s engineering cadre trained at MIT.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of revolutionary
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  • 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
  • Llerandi, Saiti and Bautista all support a slate of progressive, antiestablishment Democratic candidates in Michigan who are pledging to shake up the status quo.
    — Jacqueline Ganun, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
  • For many, the former Harvard professor was the face of the psychedelic revolution — brilliant but manic, addictive, paranoid, nihilistic, and antiestablishment.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 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
  • There are decisions like that which might seem quite radical but can take the show somewhere different.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Banned from campus, the radical academic now faces federal charges.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
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“Antitraditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antitraditional. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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