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. Jonathan Zachreson:

   My approach will be to be unconventional and how we fight these issues, you know, try to do what we can to take them directly to the people through ballot initiatives to campaign for ballot initiatives, bringing, you know, exposing things via social media and media that people just aren't aware.

2. Curator Xavier Bray:

   His innovative and unconventional approach took the art of portraiture to new heights through his ability to reveal the inner life of his sitters, even in his grandest and most memorable formal portraits.

3. Matt Maxey:

   I can have more of an impact going the unconventional route with someone like Chance and go into the areas nobody deaf has been able to get to before, it all leads to something that improves the community. You see sign language in a lot more places than ever before. People are becoming more curious and at the same time more aware of what is going on with the deaf community.

4. Pam Rak:

   It may be a bit unconventional but it works for us (after years of aggravating scheduling conflicts!).

5. Kim Basinger:

   Divorce is hard on a kid, no matter how you cut it. And ours was very public and nasty, so I brought up Ireland in a very unconventional way.