Unorthodox

Word UNORTHODOX
Character 10
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ʌnˈɔːθədɒks/

Definitions and meanings of "Unorthodox"

What do we mean by unorthodox?

Breaking with convention or tradition; not orthodox. adjective

Not orthodox; heterodox; heretical.

Unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic adjective

Independent in behavior or thought adjective

Breaking with convention or tradition adjective

Unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic

Synonyms and Antonyms for Unorthodox

The word "unorthodox" in example sentences

What was it to him that these uneducated boors, in their feeble ignorance, tried constantly to entrap him into something which they called unorthodox, and to twist his words into the semblance of fancied heresy? ❋ Unknown (1867)

Orban has shunned the IMF since taking office in 2010 to prevent interference in what he called his "unorthodox" measures. ❋ Unknown (2012)

He shunned IMF aid to protect what he called "unorthodox" measures from oversight. ❋ Unknown (2012)

These women are part of a growing army of guerrilla fruit pickers, who climb fences and brave dangers ranging from broken wine bottles and stinging nettles to hostile dogs and turf-conscious rats to pick seasonal fruit in unorthodox places. ❋ Sara Calian (2010)

The thesis that real rates and real exchange rates impact on employment in unorthodox ways became the signature theme of ❋ Unknown (2007)

Foust recalled her daughter setting some sort of high jump record, and doing it in unorthodox form. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Mark Block, who is smoking a cigarette in the now-viral Cain video, is described as "unorthodox" in the ❋ Unknown (2011)

Still, the Emerging Church movement is treading on ground that traditionalists call unorthodox, if not heretical. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The unexpected grabs attention and the unorthodox is the antidote to a world of mediocrity. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Can this really be called unorthodox behavior given the driver's orthodox apparel? ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2008)

Hence Locke, with many others, held Moslems to be unorthodox, that is, anti-Trinitarian Christians who believe in the Immaculate Conception, in the Ascension and in the divine mission of Jesus; and when Priestley affirmed that ❋ Unknown (2006)

In the March 1950 Atlantic, Virginia Woolf recalled her unorthodox upbringing ❋ Unknown (2005)

The new Democratic nominee, Bryce Edgmon, calls his unorthodox win "overwhelming." ❋ Unknown (2006)

Chris DiMarco, the former University of Florida All-American who calls his unorthodox putting style "The Gator Grip," might be on the verge of a major breakthrough. ❋ Unknown (2001)

“As you may or may not know, I work on what some people call an unorthodox grading system,” he said as people grabbed up their quizzes and either groaned or grinned. ❋ KATE BRIAN (1998)

Moslems to be unorthodox, that is, anti-Trinitarian Christians who believe in the Immaculate Conception, in the Ascension and in the divine mission of Jesus; and when Priestley affirmed that ❋ Anonymous (1855)

Money managers are concerned the worst is yet to come in Turkey's $196 billion fixed-income market because the central bank has committed to fighting the 7.7 percent inflation rate without raising benchmark borrowing costs, a policy Fitch Ratings calls "unorthodox." ❋ Unknown (2011)

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