| ADJECTIVE | all | unconventional | not conforming to accepted rules or standards |
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| all | unconventional | not conventional or conformist | |
| all | unconventional, improper, unlawful | not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention |
| Sounds | ah.nkahnveh'nshahnahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | not conforming to accepted rules or standards. | |
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| Example | "her unconventional dress and hair style" | |
| Attribute of | conventionality, convention, conventionalism | orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| See also | original | Being or productive of something fresh and unusual |
| Opposite | conventional | Following accepted customs and proprieties |
| Spanish | no convencionales | |
| Nouns | unconventionality | originality by virtue of being unconventional |
| Adverbs | unconventionally | in an unconventional manner |
| Meaning | not conventional or conformist. | |
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| Example | "unconventional life styles" | |
| Narrower | alternative | pertaining to unconventional choices |
| bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, 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 terms | |
| funky | Stylish and modern in an unconventional way | |
| spaced-out, spacy, spacey | stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug | |
| Opposite | conventional | Following accepted customs and proprieties |
| conventional | unimaginative / unimaginative and conformist | |
| Spanish | poco convencional | |
| Meaning | not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention. | |
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| Example | "an unconventional marriage" | |
| Synonyms | improper, unlawful | |
| Broader | irregular | contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice |
| Spanish | ilícito | |
| Nouns | unconventionality | unorthodoxy by virtue of being unconventional |
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