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Synonyms for unorthodox

  • adjective

Most common

unusual irregular unconventional maverick heretical heterodox off-beat non-conformist

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Unconventional — unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic

unconventional, unusual, irregular, maverick

2. Heterodox

heterodox, heretical, dissident, nonorthodox, inorthodox

Other

off-beat, non-conformist, non-conforming, unorthodoxical

Antonyms

orthodox, conventional, proper

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic.

Related words

Is a kind of
nonstandard

Example sentences

  • unusual The study by Meyer and his colleagues was unusual.
  • irregular Rainfall in Algeria has become rare and irregular.
  • unconventional Her boyfriend is completely unconventional.
  • maverick They have a maverick disregard for fashion.
  • heretical Tom grew up in a heretical sect.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
unorthodoxsteady
unusualsteady
irregularfalling
unconventionalrising
maverickrising
hereticalrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
unusual4
8 letters
maverick3
9 letters
irregular4, dissident3, heretical4, heterodox4
10 letters
inorthodox
11 letters
nonorthodox
14 letters
unconventional5, unorthodoxical

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unusual4 = 4 syllables).

In other languages

Français
inorthodoxe
Deutsch
unorthodox