Synonyms for orthodox
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Conventional — adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
conventional, traditional, conservative, canonical, standard, kosher, proper, customary, established
2. Politically correct
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted.
- adj. 2
Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology.
Related words
- Word family
- orthodoxness orthodoxy
- Is a kind of
- conformant
Example sentences
- traditional Tom and Mary live in a traditional Japanese house.
- conservative Tom is too conservative to do something like that.
- conventional Shale gas is more expensive than conventional gas.
- canonical There is no canonical version of Tom.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| orthodox | steady | |
| traditional | rising | |
| conservative | steady | |
| conventional | steady | |
| canonical | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- true1
- 5 letters
- sound1
- 6 letters
- proper2, kosher2
- 7 letters
- correct2, homodox
- 8 letters
- official3, standard2, approved2
- 9 letters
- customary4, canonical4
- 10 letters
- scriptural3, conformist3
- 11 letters
- established3, traditional4
- 12 letters
- conservative4, conventional4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (proper2 = 2 syllables).