Synonyms of nonorthodox

nonorthodox

adjective

1

as in dissident

deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices

one of the few colonies to tolerate nonorthodox religious beliefs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dissident
• unconventional
• dissenting
• out-there
• heretical
• nonconformist
• heretic
• unorthodox
• maverick
• iconoclastic
• separatist
• heterodox
• nontraditional
• dissentient
• sectarian
• renegade
• free-spirited
• schismatical
• freethinking
• apostate
• defecting
• schismatic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conventional
• orthodox
• conforming
• conformist

2

as in liberal

not bound by traditional ways or beliefs

a nonorthodox approach to teaching music

Synonyms & Similar Words

• liberal
• modern
• unconventional
• progressive
• contemporary
• radical
• nontraditional
• nonconventional
• unorthodox
• advanced
• open-minded
• broad-minded
• extreme
• lenient
• permissive
• impartial
• tolerant
• unbiased
• large-minded
• objective
• indulgent
• forbearing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• traditional
• conservative
• conventional
• orthodox
• hard
• rigid
• old-fashioned
• strict
• stodgy
• dogmatic
• nonprogressive
• doctrinal
• hidebound
• bigoted
• intolerant
• reactionary
• dogmatical
• narrow-minded
• blinkered
• unreconstructed