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heterodox

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of heterodox

1 deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices
  • a scientist with very heterodox theories
Synonyms of heterodox

dissenting, dissident, heretical (also heretic), iconoclastic, maverick, nonconformist, nonorthodox, out-there, unconventional, unorthodox
Words Related to heterodox

free-spirited, freethinking, nontraditional

apostate, defecting, renegade

schismatic (also schismatical), sectarian, separatist
Antonyms of heterodox

conforming, conformist, conventional, orthodox
2 not rigidly following established form, custom, or rules
  • Her heterodox approach to teaching initially met with some resistance from her peers.
Synonyms of heterodox

informal, irregular, unceremonious, unconventional, unorthodox
Words Related to heterodox

unauthorized, unofficial

casual, easygoing, familiar, free and easy, lax, loose, offhand, relaxed
Near Antonyms of heterodox

correct, decorous, proper

constrained, inhibited, restrained, rigid, stiff, stuffy, uptight
Antonyms of heterodox

ceremonial, ceremonious, conventional, formal, orthodox, regular, routine

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