antitraditional

adjective

Definition of antitraditionalnext
as in anticonventional

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antitraditional
  1. nontraditional
  2. revolutionary
  3. nonconventional
  4. antiestablishment
  5. nonconservative
  6. radical
Adjective
  • Although a nontraditional holiday movie, some may make an exception for Step Brothers for its Christmas timeline and relatable themes many families experience during the season.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Part of what makes Kinda Pregnant such a nontraditional romantic comedy is its emphasis on female friendships.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of nontraditional
Adjective
  • The astrolabe was a revolutionary tool for calculating celestial positions and local time.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Dec. 2024
  • In a country with a conservative Muslim society, the students have leaned into the language of left-wing revolutionary politics.
    Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of revolutionary
Adjective
  • After building two lucrative businesses, the serial entrepreneur and attorney set her sights on ensuring her family was also a success in a nonconventional way.
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 6 Oct. 2024
  • China’s use of nonconventional weaponry may be a strategic move to avoid sparking escalation and to stave off international attention, particularly from the United States.
    Anika Arora Seth, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
Definition of nonconventional
Adjective
  • They have been weakened by rising antiestablishment beliefs on the left and the right, notably among younger voters, and by the sentiment that parties are not as essential to ideas or governing anymore.
    Adam Nagourney, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2020
  • That evolved into a mini-conference series featuring antiestablishment scientists that support Glassman’s views on health care.
    Tessa Love, Outside Online, 16 Jan. 2020
Definition of antiestablishment
Adjective
  • McDaniel and her advisers have pushed for some nonconservative outlets to host the party’s debates, arguing that many independent and Republican voters can be reached through these channels and that Republicans should not limit themselves to right-leaning outlets.
    Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 2 May 2023
  • In the weeks leading up to the election, polls showed that millions of Iranians planned to boycott the vote after the country’s election supervisory body disqualified nearly all nonconservative candidates.
    WSJ, WSJ, 18 June 2021
Definition of nonconservative
Adjective
  • Fernanda Torres plays Eunice, mother to Marcelo and his four siblings; her life is changed forever when her politically active, if not especially radical husband Rubens (Selton Mello) is taken away for questioning after a visit by military police.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
  • From the first supernal image of rain on a green field, Jean-Luc Godard’s Hail Mary (Je vous salue, Marie) approaches the mystical with a sense of radical awe.
    Armond White, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of radical
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“Antitraditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antitraditional. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.

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