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[ uhn-awr-thuh-doks ] / ʌnˈɔr θəˌdɒks / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unorthodox ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot conforming to rules, traditions, or modes of conduct, as of a doctrine, religion, or philosophy; not orthodox: an unorthodox ideology. Origin of unorthodoxun-1 + orthodox OTHER WORDS FROM unorthodoxun·or·tho·dox·ly, adverbWords nearby unorthodoxunofficial, unopened, unopposed, unorganized, unoriginal, unorthodox, Unp, unpack, unpaged, unpaid, unpaid-for Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unorthodoxThe arrangement is unorthodox enough that it could revolutionize the role that Super PACs play in campaigns. Is The Tea Party's Latest Move Illegal?|Patricia Murphy|August 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST The change, so audacious, so unorthodox, disconcerted the Costa Ricans. Costa Rica vs. the Netherlands: A Tale of Two Goalies|Tunku Varadarajan|July 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST Kaku has little taste for unorthodox views or nagging objections, as they muddy his vision of tomorrowland. What Will Happen to Our Minds in the Future?|Robert Herritt|March 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was an unorthodox position for a Republican governor, and with the help of business and hospital interests, Brewer prevailed. Republicans Go From Anti-Gay to No Way on Arizona Bill|Eleanor Clift|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Does this mean that 2014 is the Year of the Unorthodox But Effective Communication Techniques? How Is 2014 Going? An Early Review|Kelly Williams Brown|January 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST An unorthodox citizen, in the sheer riot of his imagination, had saddled the buck with his new name. The Long Chance|Peter B. Kyne I have said that this view is unorthodox, and so it is, if compared with the orthodoxy of Calvin or Edwards or Tertullian. Psychical Miscellanea|J. Arthur Hill Not only did they punish for unorthodox expressions; they even assumed to inquire into private beliefs. The Beginners of a Nation|Edward Eggleston. Ecclesiastical decorative art became, so to speak, unorthodox. Needlework As Art|Marian Alford As a Socialist he had spoken against private property, and his religious opinions were unorthodox. A Short History of English Liberalism|Walter Lyon Blease
British Dictionary definitions for unorthodox
adjectivenot conventional in belief, behaviour, custom, etc Derived forms of unorthodoxunorthodoxly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unorthodoxunusual, unconventional, eccentric, different, far-out, heretical, beatnik, crazy, dissident, flaky, heterodox, irregular, kinky, nonconformist, off the beaten path, sectarian, way-out, weird, schismatic, unwonted |