unorthodox
AdjectiveUS[uh-nawr-thuh-doks]/əˈnɔrθəˌdɑks/4 syllables
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Adjective (2)
- independent in behavior or thought“she led a somewhat irregular private life”“maverick politicians”Synonyms: irregularmaverickOpposite conventionalSimilar unconventional
- breaking with convention or tradition“an unorthodox lifestyle”Opposite orthodoxSimilar Reformed, dissentient, iconoclastic, dissident, nonconformingRelates to orthodoxy
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Unorthodox
Formed with the prefix un- (“not”). See orthodox.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54