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unorthodox
adjective un·or·tho·dox \-ˈȯr-thə-ˌdäks\
: different from what is usually done or accepted
Full Definition of UNORTHODOX
: not orthodox
— un·or·tho·dox·ly adverb
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First Known Use of UNORTHODOX
1657
Related to UNORTHODOX
- Synonyms
- dissentient, dissenting, dissident, heterodox, iconoclastic, maverick, nonconformist, nonorthodox, out-there, unconventional, heretical
- Antonyms
- conforming, conformist, conventional, orthodox
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