non-routine
Outside normal procedures
Non-routine describes tasks, procedures, or situations that fall outside the usual pattern of regular activities.
A non-routine inspection might be triggered by a specific complaint rather than a scheduled review.
Non-routine work often requires special attention, additional training, or different procedures because it doesn't follow established patterns.
The surgery was non-routine due to the patient's unusual anatomy.
The term appears frequently in workplace safety contexts, where non-routine tasks present elevated risk precisely because workers are less familiar with them.
Not often encountered
- atypicalNot conforming to type
- uncommonSeldom occurring or found
- nonstandardDeparting from established norms
- unorthodoxContrary to accepted practice
irregular · alternative · offbeat · quirky · eccentric · idiosyncratic · peculiar · novel
Unexpected event causing astonishment
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
- deviationDeparture from expected path
- irregularityDeparture from standard
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
exception · oddity · disruption · interruption · discontinuity · break · departure · variation
Introducing new ideas
- inventiveShowing original thought
- imaginativeAble to conceive new ideas
- experimentalTesting new methods
- exploratorySeeking to discover
improvisational · freeform · unscripted · open-ended · flexible · adaptive · resourceful · ingenious
Decisive dangerous moment
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- exceptionalNotably above the norm
- extraordinaryBeyond what's typical
special · contingency · ad-hoc · reactive · unscheduled · unforeseen · breakdown · malfunction
unusual
Not often encountered
- atypicalNot conforming to type
- uncommonSeldom occurring or found
- nonstandardDeparting from established norms
unorthodox · irregular · alternative · offbeat · quirky · eccentric · idiosyncratic · peculiar · novel · different
surprise
Unexpected event causing astonishment
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
- deviationDeparture from expected path
- irregularityDeparture from standard
aberration · exception · oddity · disruption · interruption · discontinuity · break · departure · variation · detour
innovative
Introducing new ideas
- inventiveShowing original thought
- imaginativeAble to conceive new ideas
- experimentalTesting new methods
exploratory · improvisational · freeform · unscripted · open-ended · flexible · adaptive · resourceful · ingenious · original
crisis
Decisive dangerous moment
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- exceptionalNotably above the norm
extraordinary · special · contingency · ad-hoc · reactive · unscheduled · unforeseen · breakdown · malfunction · incident
non-routineroutine
Regular sequence of actions
standard · procedural · systematic · conventional · formulaic
non, routine, routines, routinely, routinize, routinized, subroutine, subroutines, route