ANTI-CONVENTIONAL Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

anticonventional

adjective

Definition of anticonventional

as in antitraditional

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Adjective

The morning of September 11, two airplanes hijacked by Islamic extremist terrorists struck the World Trade Center in New York City.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
Legal context For decades, the SPLC’s Intelligence Project tracked far-right extremist organizations.

— Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of extremist

Adjective

In addition to traditional library services, the indoor-outdoor space feels like an adventure center, with a revolutionary lending system for items like kites and snowshoes.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026
Tehran continues to adhere to the core features of its revolutionary ideology, including its anti-American and anti-Israeli foreign policy, but can also act with pragmatism when circumstances demand it.

— Nate Swanson, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of revolutionary

Adjective

Recent primaries have exposed fractures between traditional Democratic leadership and candidates campaigning on antiestablishment, populist messaging.

— Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026
While Kali’s protruding tongue is sometimes interpreted as a gesture of embarrassment or shame, the Rolling Stones’ logo reimagines it as a symbol of protest and antiestablishment sentiment.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026

Definition of antiestablishment

Adjective

There are craft vintages from more than two dozen nonconventional fruits, like elderberries, peaches, quince, plums, and strawberries.

— Annie Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026
But Magen David Adom’s dispatch unit in Ramla, about 12 miles southeast of Tel Aviv, is more than 100 feet underground, safeguarded by thick walls and a sophisticated respirator system capable of providing clean air in case of conventional and nonconventional attacks.

— Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026

Definition of nonconventional

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