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unorthodox

[uhn-awr-thuh-doks] / ʌnˈɔr θəˌdɒks /
ADJECTIVE
abnormal; other than accepted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
different eccentric far-out heretical unconventional unusual
WEAK
beatnik crazy dissident flaky heterodox irregular kinky nonconformist off the beaten path schismatic sectarian uncustomary unwonted way-out weird
Antonyms
STRONGEST
common conventional normal regular standard usual
WEAK
orthodox

Example Sentences

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The filmmaker’s Fox Nation series on the lives of saints depicts Jesus’ mother in an intriguingly unorthodox style.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The unorthodox thriller came from best-director frontrunner Paul Thomas Anderson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Both Fulham and Palace utilised unorthodox shapes and movement against Spurs to exploit their defensive approach.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

More unorthodox still is Attia’s rhapsodic ode to rapamycin, a drug derived from an antifungal agent first discovered in the soil of a volcanic crater on Easter Island.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026

Despite their unorthodox lifestyle, all five peregrines prospered.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.