ADJECTIVE | all | unorthodox, irregular, maverick | independent in behavior or thought |
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all | unorthodox | breaking with convention or tradition |
Sounds | ahnao'rthahdaa.ks | |
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Rhymes | boondocks ... xerox / Xerox: 36 rhymes with aaks... |
Meaning | Independent in behavior or thought. | |
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Synonyms | irregular, maverick | |
Broader | unconventional | not conforming to accepted rules or standards |
Spanish | disidente, inconformista | |
Catalan | dissident, inconformista, individualista |
Meaning | breaking with convention or tradition. | |
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Example | "an unorthodox lifestyle" | |
Attribute of | orthodoxy | The quality of being orthodox (especially in religion) |
Narrower | Reformed | Of or relating to the body of Protestant Christianity arising during the Reformation |
dissentient, recusant | (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England | |
dissident, heretical, heterodox | Characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards | |
iconoclastic | Characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions | |
nonconforming, nonconformist | not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion | |
Opposite | orthodox | adhering to what is commonly accepted |
Spanish | heterodoxo, poco ortodoxo |
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