UNORTHODOX
Dictionary entry overview: What does unorthodox mean?
• UNORTHODOX (adjective)
The adjective UNORTHODOX has 2 senses:
1. independent in behavior or thought
2. breaking with convention or tradition
Familiarity information: UNORTHODOX used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• UNORTHODOX (adjective)
Meaning:
Independent in behavior or thought
Synonyms:
maverick; unorthodox; irregular
Context examples:
she led a somewhat irregular private life / maverick politicians
Similar:
unconventional (not conforming to accepted rules or standards)
Meaning:
Breaking with convention or tradition
Context example:
an unorthodox lifestyle
Similar:
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)
Reformed (of or relating to the body of Protestant Christianity arising during the Reformation; used of some Protestant churches especially Calvinist as distinct from Lutheran)
Attribute:
orthodoxy (the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion))
Antonym:
orthodox (adhering to what is commonly accepted)
