unconventional

unconventional
adjective

her unconventional sense of humor didn't sit well with some of the audience

Syn:
unusual, irregular, unorthodox, unfamiliar, uncommon, unwonted, out of the ordinary, atypical, singular, alternative, different; new, novel, innovative, groundbreaking, pioneering, original, unprecedented; eccentric, idiosyncratic, quirky, odd, strange, bizarre, weird, outlandish, curious; abnormal, anomalous, aberrant, extraordinary; nonconformist, Bohemian, avant-garde; informal far out, offbeat, off the wall, wacky, madcap, oddball, zany, hippie, kooky, wacko
Ant:
orthodox

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  • unconventional — index anomalous, deviant, divergent, eccentric, individual, informal, irregular (not usual), licentious …   Law dictionary

  • unconventional — (adj.) 1839, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + CONVENTIONAL (Cf. conventional). A 19 cent. epithet for a certain type of affectation. [Weekley] Related: Unconventionally …   Etymology dictionary

  • unconventional — [adj] very different; odd anarchistic, atypical, avant garde, beat, bizarre, crazy, eccentric, far out*, freakish, freaky, free and easy*, idiosyncratic, individual, individualistic, informal, irregular, kinky*, kooky*, nonconformist, oddball*,… …   New thesaurus

  • unconventional — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed. DERIVATIVES unconventionality noun unconventionally adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • unconventional — [un΄kən ven′shə nəl] adj. not conventional; not conforming to customary, formal, or accepted practices, standards, rules, etc. unconventionality [un΄kən ven′shə nal′ə tē] n. unconventionally adv …   English World dictionary

  • unconventional — [[t]ʌ̱nkənve̱nʃən(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe a person or their attitude or behaviour as unconventional, you mean that they do not behave in the same way as most other people in their society. Linus Pauling is an unconventional genius …   English dictionary

  • unconventional — adj. unconventional to + inf. (it is unconventional to go to work in shorts) * * * [ˌʌnkən venʃən(ə)l] unconventional to + inf. (it is unconventional to go to work in shorts) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • unconventional — adjective Date: 1835 not conventional ; not bound by or in accordance with convention ; being out of the ordinary < an unconventional outfit > < an unconventional thinker > • unconventionality noun • unconventionally adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unconventional — unconventionalist, n. unconventionally, adv. /un keuhn ven sheuh nl/, adj. not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.… …   Universalium

  • unconventional — adj. Unconventional is used with these nouns: ↑method, ↑weapon …   Collocations dictionary

  • unconventional — un|con|ven|tion|al [ˌʌnkənˈvenʃənəl] adj very different from the way people usually behave, think, dress etc ▪ unconventional political views …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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