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unconventional
adjective un·con·ven·tion·al \-ˈvench-nəl, -ˈven(t)-shə-nəl\
: very different from the things that are used or accepted by most people : not traditional or usual : not conventional
Full Definition of UNCONVENTIONAL
: not conventional : not bound by or in accordance with convention : being out of the ordinary <an unconventional outfit> <an unconventional thinker>
— un·con·ven·tion·al·i·ty \-ˌven(t)-shə-ˈna-lə-tē\ noun
— un·con·ven·tion·al·ly adverb
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First Known Use of UNCONVENTIONAL
1835
Related to UNCONVENTIONAL
- Synonyms
- dissentient, dissenting, dissident, heterodox, iconoclastic, maverick, nonconformist, nonorthodox, out-there, heretical, unorthodox
- Antonyms
- conforming, conformist, conventional, orthodox
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