unconventional

[ uhn-kuhn-ven-shuh-nl ]

/ ˌʌn kənˈvɛn ʃə nl /

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adjective

not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.

Origin of unconventional

First recorded in 1830–40; un-¹ + conventional

SYNONYMS FOR unconventional

eccentric, individualistic, idiosyncratic, atypical.

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OTHER WORDS FROM unconventional

un·con·ven·tion·al·ist, noun un·con·ven·tion·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby unconventional

uncontaminated, uncontested, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, uncontroversial, unconventional, unconventional warfare, unconventionality, unconverted, unconvinced, unconvincing

Example sentences from the Web for unconventional

In closing, Azhar told the crowd to take risks, be unconventional, and never be afraid to express themselves.

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The actors filled in the free-form “unconventional script” with their own life experiences.

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“Everything he does is so unconventional,” says Ski Racing World Cup reporter Hank McKee.

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She deems her work “craft with modern techniques” and has been welcomed into the milieu despite an unconventional approach.

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The two secret ingredients: Poehler and Fey, who transform into clubbing Guidettes with unconventional pickup lines.

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You perhaps find the life here too unrestrained and unconventional?

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You can scarcely appreciate how strictly I have been brought up, or what such an unconventional meeting as this means to me.

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It was wild, fantastic, unconventional; but it had important practical merits nevertheless.

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"It has its unconventional side, this decision of yours," he said.

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But unconventional expeditions were not the only pleasures that Martine shared with her father.

Brenda's Ward |Helen Leah Reed

British Dictionary definitions for unconventional

unconventional

/ (ˌʌnkənˈvɛnʃənəl) /

adjective

not conforming to accepted rules or standards

Derived forms of unconventional

unconventionality, noun unconventionally, adverb

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