nongrammatical

adjective

Definition of nongrammaticalnext
as in ungrammatical

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Recent Examples of nongrammatical Runyon is writing in a nongrammatical, break-the-rules style. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nongrammatical
  1. ungrammatical
  2. uneducated
  3. substandard
  4. regional
  5. incorrect
  6. dialectical
  7. unlearned
  8. nonstandard
Adjective
  • The notes were vintage O’Keeffe—brief, vivid, enlightening, and, yes, often ungrammatical, but brilliantly so.
    — Calvin Tomkins, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
  • But if language exemplifies the human capacity for internalizing grammatical conventions, then my moment of rule-breaking does not in fact expose some ungrammatical first nature.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Definition of ungrammatical
Adjective
  • Ira, in my very uneducated opinion, there are eight teams in the East that could finish first, and any of those eight could be eighth.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • As a peripheral community grows around them, this lawless terrain is suddenly subject to boundaries and contracts and taxes; both uneducated and illiterate, Isak and Inger are ill prepared for such societal evolution.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of uneducated
Adjective
  • American educational history is overflowing with abuse, segregation, substandard structures, and smoldering scorn.
    — Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
  • These are just a few of the profound questions that pop up like Roy Lichtenstein thought bubbles at the Museum of Bad Art, a collection of world-class substandard works housed in the Dorchester Brewing Company.
    — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of substandard
Adjective
  • If built, the facility would supply electricity to the regional grid and Amazon’s data centers.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The spiraling conflict is now the most volatile front in the regional conflagration set off when the United States and Israel attacked Iran in late February.
    — Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of regional
Adjective
  • The reality, of course, is that the Southern accent is not some incorrect version of a national standard but instead a historically separate and unique dialect – or, more accurately, set of dialects.
    — Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
  • And Ballmer and the Clippers remain adamant the penalties—and the allegations of misconduct—are incorrect.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of incorrect
Adjective
  • Instead modes of therapy that help people reduce black-and-white thinking, such as dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), are beginning to show promise in treating addictions.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The dialectic moves between crashing despair and hovering hope.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of dialectical
Adjective
  • Error patterns go untracked, lessons go unlearned and misaligned agents continue to operate unchecked.
    — Victoria Chin, Forbes.com, 19 Feb. 2026
  • De-Stalinization was quick and brutal, with history having the last say — a lesson guaranteed to go unlearned.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
Definition of unlearned
Adjective
  • This can even affect nonstandard English speakers or people who speak a variety of English that differs from the mainstream varieties privileged in courts and schools.
    — Carol Rose Little, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
  • Diamonds with nonstandard colors are more difficult to value, as the principle of supply and demand applies here.
    — Rodion Ksonzenko, Forbes.com, 4 May 2026
Definition of nonstandard

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“Nongrammatical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nongrammatical. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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