unorthodox

[ uhn-awr-thuh-doks ]

adjective

1. not conforming to rules, traditions, or modes of conduct, as of a doctrine, religion, or philosophy; not orthodox:

   an unorthodox ideology.

unorthodox

/ ʌnˈɔːθəˌdɒks /

adjective

1. not conventional in belief, behaviour, custom, etc

Derived Forms

• unˈorthoˌdoxly, adverb

Other Words From

• un·ortho·doxly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unorthodox¹

un- ¹ + orthodox

Example Sentences

Trevor Bauer, unorthodox star with an unorthodox deal, gets an unorthodox Dodgers introDon’t spill your coffee.

From Washington Post

That two-way street drives both Musk’s popular appeal and his occasionally unorthodox solutions.

From Fortune

It was an unorthodox idea, he knew, one that pushed the limits of the law, and so Rollins asked Georgia’s Department of Community Health for an opinion.

From ProPublica

For a “hire me again” strategy, it’s an unorthodox message to promote.

From Fortune

Economists have criticized her nomination from the start, pointing to her unorthodox views about the gold standard—she has vocally supported it—in addition to her comments questioning the Fed’s independence.

From Quartz

Indeed, a review of his campaign schedule reveals a highly unorthodox approach in the pre-primary presidential process.

From The Daily Beast

The arrangement is unorthodox enough that it could revolutionize the role that Super PACs play in campaigns.

From The Daily Beast

The change, so audacious, so unorthodox, disconcerted the Costa Ricans.

From The Daily Beast

Yet beneath the surface, the Harun Yahya is still extremely unorthodox.

From The Daily Beast

Second, Harun Yahya maintains very unorthodox views about sexuality.

From The Daily Beast

Although Aubrey Herbert is excessively unorthodox he quite sees that confabs with enemies must be carried out according to Cocker.

From Project Gutenberg

Police who did not understand the unorthodox methods of the Black Hood suspected him of numerous crimes.

From Project Gutenberg

Others will consider the whole thing as decidedly unorthodox and "wrong."

From Project Gutenberg

The news of this alarming hope came to Springfield, and a few other so-called unorthodox utterances were attributed to him.

From Project Gutenberg

He was hopelessly unorthodox—rankly rebellious as to creeds.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• different
• eccentric
• far-out
• heretical
• unconventional
• unusual