Unorthodox — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

independent in behavior or thought

breaking with convention or tradition

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnˈɔːɹθədˌɑːks/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnˈɔːθədˌɒks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnˈɔːθədˌɒks/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnˈɔːɹθədˌɑːks/.

Examples

she led a somewhat irregular private life
maverick politicians
an unorthodox lifestyle

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

maverick irregular

Antonyms

orthodox

Parts of Speech

adjective	independent in behavior or thought “she led a somewhat irregular private life”
adjective	breaking with convention or tradition “an unorthodox lifestyle”

Word Forms

irregularity	noun	not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals
maverick	noun	someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

peu orthodoxe

indépendant dans son comportement ou sa pensée

🇪🇸Spanish

heterodoxo

independiente en comportamiento o pensamiento

🇮🇹Italian

non ortodosso

indipendente nel comportamento o nel pensiero

🇳🇱Dutch

onorthodox

onafhankelijk in gedrag of gedachte

🇵🇹Portuguese

pouco ortodoxo

independente em comportamento ou pensamento

🇷🇺Russian

неортодоксальный

независимый в поведении или мыслях

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपरंपरागत

व्यवहार या विचार में स्वतंत्र

🇧🇩Bengali

অপ্রচলিত

আচরণ বা চিন্তায় স্বাধীন

🇮🇳Tamil

வழக்கத்திற்கு மாறான

நடத்தை அல்லது சிந்தனையில் சுயாதீனமான

🇮🇳Telugu

అసంబద్ధమైన

ప్రవర్తన లేదా ఆలోచనలో స్వతంత్రంగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

अपारंपरिक

वर्तन किंवा विचारात स्वतंत्र

🇮🇳Gujarati

બિનપરંપરાગત

વર્તન અથવા વિચારમાં સ્વતંત્ર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ

ನಡವಳಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಆಲೋಚನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനാചാരങ്ങൾ

പെരുമാറ്റത്തിലോ ചിന്തയിലോ സ്വതന്ത്ര

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰ-ਪਰੰਪਰਾਗਤ

ਵਿਹਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੁਤੰਤਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر روایتی

طرز عمل یا سوچ میں آزاد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

非正统的

行为或思想独立

🇯🇵Japanese

型破りな

行動や思考において独立している

🇰🇷Korean

비정통적인

행동이나 생각에 있어 독립적이다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không chính thống

độc lập trong hành vi hoặc suy nghĩ

🇹🇭Thai

นอกรีต

เป็นอิสระจากพฤติกรรมหรือความคิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

tdk lazim

mandiri dalam berperilaku atau berpikir

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi karaniwan

malaya sa pag-uugali o pag-iisip

🇲🇾Malay

tidak ortodoks

bebas dalam tingkah laku atau pemikiran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير تقليدي

مستقلة في السلوك أو الفكر

🇮🇷Persian

غیر متعارف

مستقل در رفتار یا فکر

🇹🇷Turkish

alışılmışın dışında

davranış veya düşünce bakımından bağımsız

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא שִׁגרָתִי

עצמאי בהתנהגות או מחשבה

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