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nonorthodox

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of nonorthodox

1 deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices

one of the few colonies to tolerate nonorthodox religious beliefs

Synonyms of nonorthodox

dissentient, dissenting, dissident, heretical (also heretic), heterodox, iconoclastic, maverick, nonconformist, out-there, unconventional, unorthodox

Words Related to nonorthodox

free-spirited, freethinking, nontraditional

apostate, defecting, renegade

schismatic (also schismatical), sectarian, separatist

Antonyms of nonorthodox

conforming, conformist, conventional, orthodox

2 not bound by traditional ways or beliefs

a nonorthodox approach to teaching music

Synonyms of nonorthodox

broad-minded, liberal, nonconventional, nontraditional, open-minded, progressive, radical, unconventional, unorthodox

Words Related to nonorthodox

advanced, contemporary, modern

forbearing, indulgent, large-minded, lenient, permissive, tolerant

impartial, objective, unbiased

Near Antonyms of nonorthodox

hard, rigid, strict

doctrinal, dogmatic (also dogmatical)

bigoted, blinkered, intolerant, narrow-minded

reactionary, unreconstructed

Antonyms of nonorthodox

conservative, conventional, hidebound, nonprogressive, old-fashioned, orthodox, stodgy, traditional

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