Synonyms of the word

unorthodox

• adj. unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic.

dissentient

• n. A dissenter.
• adj. Dissenting; of a different opinion.

dissident

• adj. In a manner that disagrees; dissenting; discordant; different.
• n. A person who formally opposes the current political structure, the political group in power, the policies…
• n. (Christianity) One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion.

heretical

• adj. Of or pertaining to heresy or heretics.
• adj. (of ideas or views) Contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion.

heterodox

• adj. Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from…

iconoclastic

• adj. Characterized by attack on established and accepted beliefs, customs, or institutions; of or pertaining…

irregular

• adj. Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.
• adj. Of a surface, rough.
• adj. Without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity.
• adj. (geometry, of a polygon) Not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal.
• adj. (geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each…
• n. A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and, often, does not follow regular army tactics.
• n. One who does not regularly attend a venue.

maverick

• adj. Showing independence in thoughts or actions.
• n. An unbranded range animal.
• n. One who does not abide by rules.
• n. One who creates or uses unconventional and/or controversial ideas or practices.
• n. (poker slang) A queen and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold ’em.
• n. (military) A person in the military who became an officer by going to college while on active duty as…
• v. (US) To take an unbranded range animal.

nonconforming

• adj. That does not conform, for example to cultural norms, official regulations, or the rules of an established…

nonconformist

• n. A member of a church separated from the Church of England; a Protestant dissenter.
• n. Loosely, a Christian who does not conform to the doctrines of an established church.
• n. Someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices.
• adj. Not conforming to established customs etc.

recusant

• n. (historical) Someone refusing to attend Church of England services, between the sixteenth and early nineteenth…
• n. Anyone refusing to submit to authority or regulation.
• adj. pertaining to a recusant or to recusancy.

unconventional

• adj. Not adhering to convention or accepted standards.
• adj. Out of the ordinary.
• adj. Atypical.
• n. Something or someone that is unconventional.