nontraditional
adjective
, -ˈdi-shə-nᵊl\
Definition of nontraditional
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Synonyms & Antonyms for nontraditional
Synonyms
broad-minded, liberal, nonconventional, nonorthodox, open-minded, progressive, radical, unconventional, unorthodox
Antonyms
conservative, conventional, hidebound, nonprogressive, old-fashioned, orthodox, stodgy, traditional
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The Twins toyed around with using an opener last season, testing out the nontraditional pitching strategy in the minors and then at the major league level near the end of the season. — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, "Could the Twins use an opener this year? It’s possible," 25 Aug. 2019 Dilexi focused on counterculture artists whose work channeled an uncommon spirituality and who often employed ethereal or nontraditional materials. — Los Angeles Times, "Datebook: A group show marks five years of exhibitions at Park View / Paul Soto," 1 Aug. 2019 Modeled after the world-famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the Wilbury Theatre Group’s sixth annual FRINGEPVD kicked off this week, welcoming traditional and nontraditional performers in theater, music, dance, and multimedia to Providence. — Martha Merrow, BostonGlobe.com, "New England’s largest Fringe Festival kicks off in Providence," 24 July 2019 Some smaller colleges will no doubt make efforts to recruit from nontraditional and international student populations to make up the shortfall. — Allen C. Guelzo, WSJ, "America’s Disappearing Private Colleges," 21 Feb. 2019 Bumblebee himself embodies a new kind of aspiring Olympian, excelling in the sort of niche, nontraditional sport that the International Olympic Committee has recently promoted: surfing, skateboarding, rock climbing, kiteboarding. — Andrew Keh, New York Times, "A Russian B-Boy Dreams of Gold," 19 Aug. 2019 Both Rabil and DeJuliis have established different, nontraditional rules in their leagues to create consistency and make the game more attractive to fans. — Giana Han, baltimoresun.com, "How Michele DeJuliis went from Baltimore SWAT team to founding the Women’s Professional Lacrosse League," 16 Aug. 2019 There are some films that can’t be marketed by traditional means; Woollen is the trailer auteur to whom auteurs turn for a nontraditional solution. — Alex Pappademas, The New Yorker, "How the Cover Song Conquered Movie Trailers," 31 July 2019 Those looking to find the chef's most inventive fare, however, will want to venture a little farther into the East Valley, to a small Mesa storefront where Lupin's once again pushing the limits with his nontraditional ramen. — Lauren Saria, azcentral, "Why you need to try Mesa's build-your-own ramen restaurant — before it's gone," 29 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nontraditional.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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nontraditional
adjective
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