unorthodox
/ʌnˈɔːθədɒks/US/ʌnˈɔɹθədɑks/
unorthodox adjective: unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic.
Adjective
unorthodox (comparative more unorthodox, superlative most unorthodox)
- Unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic.
- The breakthrough came after 63 minutes as United’s unorthodox defence desperately tried to hold off a spell of sustained pressure.2014 November 2, Daniel Taylor, “Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 May 2021
- A driving teacher in China is using an unorthodox method to get his students to drive with more care. He calls it the “fatal blow” method. Basically, students have to manoeuvre the car with skill or risk crushing their smartphones... or those of their classmates.2018 April 18, “Chinese driving school makes students put phones on line”, in AP News, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2018
- Synonyms:
- heterodox, inorthodox, nonorthodox, blasphemous, haram, heretical, sinful, treyf, unkosher, anarchistic
- Antonyms:
- orthodox
unorthodox meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
unorthodox in Hindi
- unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic
- अपरंपरागत apramprāgat
unorthodox in Tamil
- பழமைசாராத
unorthodox in Urdu
- آزاد خیال
unorthodox in Malayalam
- radical, unusual, unconventional
- യാഥാസ്ഥിതികമല്ലാത്ത, പാരമ്പര്യേതരമായ, ആചാരവിധേയമല്ലാത്ത, മാമൂലോ ആചാരങ്ങളോ അനുസരിക്കാത്ത, അസാധാരണമായ, വിധിപൂർവ്വകമല്ലാത്ത
- heretical, heterodox, nonconformist
- യാഥാസ്ഥിതികമല്ലാത്ത, വിശ്വാസവിരുദ്ധമായ, സാമ്പദായിക വിശ്വാസങ്ങൾക്കെതിരായ, വിമത, ഭിന്നാഭിപ്രായമുള്ള, ഉത്പതിഷ്ണുവായ
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- unorthodox in Kannada
- ಅಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ, ಸಂಪ್ರದಾಯ ಬದ್ಧವಲ್ಲದ
- unorthodox in Arabic
- غير تقليدي ghayr taqlidiin
- unorthodox in Thai
- แหวกแนว
Examples of unorthodox in a sentence
- Jones was a submariner and could often confuse a batter with his unorthodox delivery.
- Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop, unorthodox entrepreneur and frenetic campaigner, has written a book.
- The latest unorthodox theory to gain a cult-like following?
Synonyms of unorthodox
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Antonyms
Forms of unorthodox
| comparative | more unorthodox |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unorthodox |
Origin of unorthodox
From un- + orthodox.
Words formed from unorthodox
Phrases with unorthodox
Questions about unorthodox
- What does unorthodox mean?
- Unorthodox means unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic.
- What is unorthodox in Hindi?
- Unorthodox in Hindi is अपरंपरागत (apramprāgat). See Unorthodox meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is unorthodox?
- Unorthodox is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce unorthodox?
- Unorthodox is pronounced /ʌnˈɔɹθədɑks/ (US).
Words near unorthodox in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: unorthodox (page history and authors); unorthodox (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unorthodox (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unorthodox (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); unorthodox (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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