unconventional
adjective
, -ˈven(t)-shə-nᵊl\
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noun
Synonyms & Antonyms for unconventional
Synonyms
dissentient, dissenting, dissident, heretical (also heretic), heterodox, iconoclastic, maverick, nonconformist, nonorthodox, out-there, unorthodox
Antonyms
conforming, conformist, conventional, orthodox
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Moreover, WeWork has also been criticized unconventional ways of measuring itself as a tech company. — Lucinda Shen, Fortune, "Would You Invest In WeWork? Here’s the Bull and Bear Case Before Its IPO," 1 Sep. 2019 But a little oddness — or a whole lot of it — doesn’t seem to bother the Old Globe’s defiantly unconventional take on the great Shakespeare tragedy. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "12 things to do in San Diego this weekend: Barona Powwow, Latinx New Play Festival, Sand Sculpting Challenge," 30 Aug. 2019 Medina sported an unconventional offense to open the high school football season Friday night, starting no running backs and five wide receivers. — cleveland.com, "No. 24 Medina football stuns No. 12 Cleveland Heights, 21-10," 30 Aug. 2019 How to Be an Antiracist is a journal of Kendi's efforts to free himself of the ideological manacles clamped upon him by a society suffused with white supremacism, capitalist exploitation, misogyny and the repression of unconventional sexuality. — Dallas News, "A black author grapples with his own racism in 'How to Be an Antiracist'," 26 Aug. 2019 Bremer and Buffington create unique works of fiber art that incorporate innovative techniques and unconventional materials. — courant.com, "Community News For The West Hartford Edition," 26 Aug. 2019 Here’s their unconventional system for finding reliable randomness. — Amanda Shendruk, Quartz, "Cloudflare uses lava lamps to generate a fundamental resource: Randomness," 20 Aug. 2019 Perhaps because of his unconventional brand of nationalism, Lopez Obrador has more political capital than any of the three other Mexican presidents since the country's transition to effective democracy in 2000. — Rafael Romo, CNN, "Mexico's president is just beginning his 'Fourth Transformation' of the country," 16 Aug. 2019 In the first inning, the Nationals scored a run on an unconventional double play. — Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, "Cincinnati Reds lose their 3rd consecutive game as bats go quiet in loss to Washington Nationals," 14 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unconventional.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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