Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unorthodox |
| Synonyms: | agnostic, apostate, atheistic, differing, disagreeing, dissenting, dissentive, dissident, freethinking, heterodox, iconoclastic, idolatrous, impious, infidel, misbelieving, miscreant, nonconformist, revisionist, schismatic, sectarian, skeptical, unbelieving |
| Antonyms: | orthodox |
| Main Entry: | dissident |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disagreeing, differing |
| Synonyms: | discordant, dissentient, dissenting, heretical, heterodox, nonconformist, schismatic, sectarian, unorthodox |
| Notes: | dissent is, literally, 'feel or think differently' and dissident means 'sit apart, disagree' |
| Antonyms: | agreeing, conforming |
| Main Entry: | nonconformist |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unwilling to behave, believe as most do |
| Synonyms: | beatnik, bohemian*, dissident, freak*, heretical, heterodox, hippie*, iconoclastic, maverick, oddball, offbeat, original, rebel, schismatic, sectarian, swinger, unorthodox, weird* |
| Antonyms: | conforming, conformist, obeying, orthodox |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unorthodox |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abnormal; other than accepted |
| Synonyms: | beatnik, crazy*, different, dissident, eccentric, far-out, flaky*, heretical, heterodox, irregular, kinky*, nonconformist, off the beaten path, schismatic, sectarian, unconventional, uncustomary, unusual, unwonted, way-out, weird* |
| Antonyms: | conventional, normal, orthodox, standard |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | iconoclastic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irreligious |
| Synonyms: | fanatical, heathen, heathenish, heretical, impious |
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