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UNCONVENTIONAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not conforming to accepted rules or standards
Example:
her unconventional dress and hair style
Classified under:
Similar:
bohemian (unconventional in especially appearance and behavior)
go-as-you-please (not bound by rule or law or convention)
irregular; maverick; unorthodox (independent in behavior or thought)
Also:
original (being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of)
Attribute:
convention; conventionalism; conventionality (orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional)
Antonym:
conventional (following accepted customs and proprieties)
Derivation:
unconventionality (originality by virtue of being unconventional)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not conventional or conformist
Example:
unconventional life styles
Classified under:
Similar:
alternative (pertaining to unconventional choices)
bizarre; eccentric; flakey; flaky; freakish; freaky; gonzo; off-the-wall; outlandish; outre (conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual)
devil-may-care; raffish; rakish (marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness)
far-out; kinky; offbeat; quirky; way-out ((informal) strikingly unconventional)
funky (stylish and modern in an unconventional way)
spaced-out; spacey; spacy (stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug)
Antonym:
conventional (following accepted customs and proprieties)
conventional (unimaginative and conformist)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
Example:
improper banking practices
Synonyms:
improper; unconventional; unlawful
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
irregular (contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice)
Derivation:
unconventionality (unorthodoxy by virtue of being unconventional)
