unorthodox
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Synonyms & Antonyms for unorthodox
Synonyms
dissentient, dissenting, dissident, heretical (also heretic), heterodox, iconoclastic, maverick, nonconformist, nonorthodox, out-there, unconventional
Antonyms
conforming, conformist, conventional, orthodox
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Some of those complications stem from the unorthodox way the law was adopted. — Dylan Mcguinness, ExpressNews.com, "Paid sick leave debate has real-life consequences for San Antonio workers and businesses," 14 Aug. 2019 Harris’ road to possible offensive focal point has been pretty unorthodox. — Brian Murphy, orlandosentinel.com, "UCF receivers hope to propel Knights’ potent offense to new level," 8 Aug. 2019 Mr Trump’s picks for the Fed’s board have been unorthodox; a new chairman fitting that pattern could have a huge effect on bank regulation and the wider economy. — The Economist, "What Wall Street thinks of Elizabeth Warren," 1 Aug. 2019 Siakam, 25, has played a starring role as the Toronto Raptors, have reached the NBA Finals for the first time ever but his rise to NBA stardom has been unorthodox. — Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, "This emerging NBA star will make Cameroon fall in love with basketball," 31 May 2019 There are few players as talented or as unorthodox as Smith. — James Masters, CNN, "The Ashes: Steve Smith 'probably the best Test batsman we've ever seen' as Australia crushes England in opener," 5 Aug. 2019 Haaven’s unorthodox method, and Roberts’ sometimes brusque manner in promoting it, didn’t immediately win support from conventional social services agencies. — Los Angeles Times, "To house almost 600 homeless people, a Venice couple are working outside the system," 2 Aug. 2019 Yet progressives such as Biden and Booker seem to think that bragging about their desire to do violence to the president will rev up their base and win attention, as if physical violence is justified by Trump’s unorthodox presidency. — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "The Dangerous Invective against Trump," 1 Aug. 2019 There were no disclosures for unorthodox remodeling methods. — Pat Kapowich, The Mercury News, "Sponsored: Buyer regrets purchasing a ‘flip’ home and needs to recover extra costs," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unorthodox.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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