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. Pam Rak:

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

2. Public Opinion Research:

   It’s impossible to know who is going to show up. It’s a special election, it’s an off year, and on top of it, it’s December, and people don’t think about voting in December. They’re shopping for Christmas, going to parties, and on top of that, there are unconventional candidates.

3. Elon Musk:

   It was life or death, those betting against the company were right by all conventional standards that we would fail. But they just did not count on this unconventional situation of creating an assembly line in a parking lot in a tent.

4. 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.

5. Shawn Ursini:

   The unconventional form of a twisting building means every component of tall building design must be rethought.