Synonyms for unconventional
ˌʌn kənˈvɛn ʃə nlun·con·ven·tion·al

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1. unconventionaladjective

   not conforming to accepted rules or standards

   "her unconventional dress and hair style"

   Synonyms:
   unlawful, improper

   Antonyms:
   stodgy, white-bread, straight, conventional, unimaginative, received, customary, stereotypic, regular, formulaic, stuffy, button-down, square, conservative, stereotypical, stereotyped, buttoned-down

2. unconventionaladjective

   not conventional or conformist

   "unconventional life styles"

   Synonyms:
   unlawful, improper

   Antonyms:
   square, conventional, conservative, stodgy, formulaic, unimaginative, customary, straight, stereotypical, stuffy, stereotyped, received, stereotypic, white-bread, buttoned-down, regular, button-down

3. improper, unconventional, unlawfuladjective

   not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention

   "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices"

   Synonyms:
   wrongful, illicit, outlaw(a), improper, outlawed, unlawful, wrong, illegitimate

   Antonyms:
   button-down, stodgy, unimaginative, received, square, stuffy, straight, stereotypical, conservative, formulaic, regular, stereotyped, buttoned-down, stereotypic, customary, conventional, white-bread

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1. List of paraphrases for "unconventional":

   non-conventional, untraditional, non-traditional, nontraditional, non-treaty, non-standard, extra-conventional, nonconventional, nonstandard, non-consensual, unorthodox

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1. John Cornyn:

   I am glad he is considering retaliatory action, because we have seen that red lines that go on in forest just encourage further provocative action by Assad. So, it is unconventional to be sure. Something I doubt any other president would have done.

2. Kellyanne Conway:

   He's an unconventional candidate, and he's not going to prepare the way Hillary does, which is . . . locking her in a room and cramming her head with all those binders and getting the Hollywood types that she raised gazillions of dollars with in fundraisers.

3. Chief Executive Officer Scott Sheffield:

   Tim's strategic thinking and depth of experience was critical to our efforts to transform the company into a leading developer of U.S. onshore unconventional resources.

4. Michelle Obama:

   So I immersed myself in the policy details. I worked with Congress on legislation, gave speeches to CEOs, military generals and Hollywood executives. but I also worked to ensure that my efforts would resonate with kids and families -- and that meant doing things in a creative and unconventional way. So, yeah, I planted a garden, and hula-hooped on the White House lawn with kids. I did some mom dancing on TV ... And at the end of the day, by staying true to the me I've always known, I found that this journey has been incredibly freeing.

5. Luke Ming Flanagan:

   Should it become necessary to further address risks of too prolonged a period of low inflation, the Governing Council is unanimous in its commitment to using additional unconventional instruments within its mandate.