Untraditional

adj

adj ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not traditional; departing from tradition.

    "For the last decade at least, the trend seems to be that more untraditional names are being chosen over the Bobs, the Toms, the Sues and the Marys."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not conforming to or in accord with tradition wordnet

Synonyms

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nontraditionalnontraditionalnontraditional

Example

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"Some people have untraditional families."

Etymology

From un- + traditional.

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