NONTRADITIONAL Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

nontraditional

adjective

ˌnän-trə-ˈdish-nəl

Definition of nontraditional

as in unconventional

not bound by traditional ways or beliefs a nontraditional couple who are planning a very unconventional wedding

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Recent Examples of nontraditional Policy solutions should prioritize insurance continuity during the transition into adulthood and implementing universal screening in nontraditional settings, the authors wrote. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 23 June 2026 Additionally, studies have shown tornadoes are happening more often during nontraditional tornado months, lasting longer and beginning sooner as winters become warmer and more humid. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 Who knew a nontraditional Big Ten program could overtake the South’s premier venue? — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 18 June 2026 How an Emmy award-winning journalist and his husband turned to nontraditional means to build their family on their own terms. — Sugey Palomares, Parents, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for nontraditional

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Adjective

Halsey takes an unconventional approach to a button-up top at Guizo’s new flagship store in Los Angeles on July 23.

— People Staff, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
Environmental regulations were already in place in 2008 when the unconventional Marcellus Shale gas boom began, but conventional drilling dates to the Drake well in 1859 – long before modern environmental oversight existed.

— Nathaniel Warner, The Conversation, 24 July 2026

Definition of unconventional

Adjective

Enforcing that guideline would preserve the darkness of the night sky and allow astronomers to continue cutting-edge science using modern telescopes.

— Chris Young July 28, Refractor, 28 July 2026
The menu is modern Dominican with international detours; think mofongo with crispy pork belly, fresh ceviches, seafood risotto, and desserts like flan and tres leches cake.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

Definition of modern

Adjective

Kelaidis reads their popularity as evidence that historical scholarship has become a kind of liberal jeremiad, offering moral reassurance through historical analogy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
The voters filed the lawsuit in Dane County Circuit Court, located in Wisconsin's liberal capital city of Madison.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of liberal

Adjective

Museum-worthy contemporary art, cabaret shows, beach butler service Few hotels in Miami Beach are as instantly recognizable as the Faena Miami Beach.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2026
The prospect of lining up next to one of his few contemporary peers compelled the now-35-year-old Donald to begin an extensive workout program aimed at returning him to football shape.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026

Definition of contemporary

Adjective

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

More than anything, the reparations movement—despite being marginal for most of my life—is part of the Black radical tradition, and this is my inheritance.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
In a season of Cassandras, the most radical thing a citizen can do may also be the most ordinary.

— James Robenalt, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026

Definition of radical

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