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unconventional


 
  Grep  of  noun  unconventional 
  unconventionality 
 
  Overview  of  adj  unconventional 
 
  The  adj  unconventional  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  unconventional  --  (not  conforming  to  accepted  rules  or  standards;  "her  unconventional  dress  and  hair  style") 
  2.  unconventional  --  (not  conventional  or  conformist;  "unconventional  life  styles") 
  3.  improper,  unconventional,  unlawful  --  (not  conforming  to  legality,  moral  law,  or  social  convention;  "an  unconventional  marriage";  "improper  banking  practices") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  unconventional 
 
  3  senses  of  unconventional 
 
  Sense  1 
  unconventional  (vs.  conventional) 
 
  conventional  (vs.  unconventional)  (vs.  unconventional) 
  =>  accepted,  received 
  =>  customary 
  =>  stodgy,  stuffy 
  =>  formulaic 
 
  Sense  2 
  unconventional  (vs.  conventional)  (vs.  conventional) 
 
  conventional  (vs.  unconventional)  (vs.  unconventional) 
  =>  accepted,  received 
  =>  customary 
  =>  stodgy,  stuffy 
  =>  formulaic 
  conventional  (vs.  unconventional) 
  =>  button-down,  buttoned-down,  conservative 
  =>  square,  straight 
  =>  stereotyped,  stereotypic,  stereotypical,  unimaginative 
 
  Sense  3 
  improper,  unconventional,  unlawful 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  irregular)  ->  regular 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  unconventional 
 
  3  senses  of  unconventional 
 
  Sense  1 
  unconventional  (vs.  conventional) 
  =>  bohemian 
  =>  go-as-you-please 
  =>  irregular,  maverick,  unorthodox 
  Also  See->  original#3 
 
  Sense  2 
  unconventional  (vs.  conventional)  (vs.  conventional) 
  =>  alternative 
  =>  bizarre,  eccentric,  freakish,  freaky,  flaky,  outlandish,  outre 
  =>  devil-may-care,  raffish,  rakish 
  =>  far-out,  kinky,  offbeat,  quirky,  way-out 
  =>  spaced-out,  spacy,  spacey 
 
  Sense  3 
  improper,  unconventional,  unlawful 
  =>  irregular  (vs.  regular) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  unconventional 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  unconventional 
 
  Sense  1 
  unconventional  (vs.  conventional) 
  =>  conventionality,  convention,  conventionalism 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  unconventional 
 
  unconventional  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  unconventional 
  unconventional 
 
  Overview  of  adj  unconventional 
 
  The  adj  unconventional  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  unconventional  --  (not  conforming  to  accepted  rules  or  standards;  "her  unconventional  dress  and  hair  style") 
  2.  unconventional  --  (not  conventional  or  conformist;  "unconventional  life  styles") 
  3.  improper,  unconventional,  unlawful  --  (not  conforming  to  legality,  moral  law,  or  social  convention;  "an  unconventional  marriage";  "improper  banking  practices") 



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