nontraditionally
In unorthodox fashion
In a way that departs from established customs, conventions, or methods: She was nontraditionally educated, learning mostly through travel and apprenticeships.
The word often describes approaches to careers, relationships, or institutions that break from expected patterns: nontraditionally cast actors, nontraditionally structured families.
In a nonstandard way
- unorthodoxlyIn nonstandard manner
- alternativelyBy another choice
- atypicallyNot in expected manner
- unusuallyTo an uncommon degree
differently · uniquely · distinctively · idiosyncratically · eccentrically · quirkily · peculiarly · singularly
In a disobedient manner
- subversivelyIn a quietly undermining manner
- defiantlyIn open resistance
- radicallyTo an extreme degree
- contrarilyIn obstinate opposition
counterculturally · disruptively · provocatively · transgressively · challengingly · audaciously · boldly · daringly
In increasing stages
- inclusivelyEncompassing all members
- diverselyIn differing manners
- open-mindedlyWith willingness to consider
- liberallyIn generous measure
modernly · contemporarily · pluralistically · secularly · tolerantly · broad-mindedly · adaptively · flexibly
In a pioneering manner
- experimentallyThrough systematic testing
- inventivelyWith creative novelty
- creativelyIn an original manner
- originallyFrom the start
groundbreakingly · disruptively · ingeniously · entrepreneurially · freshly · newly · unprecedentedly · cutting-edge
unconventionally
In a nonstandard way
- unorthodoxlyIn nonstandard manner
- alternativelyBy another choice
- atypicallyNot in expected manner
unusually · differently · uniquely · distinctively · idiosyncratically · eccentrically · quirkily · peculiarly · singularly · anomalously
rebelliously
In a disobedient manner
- subversivelyIn a quietly undermining manner
- defiantlyIn open resistance
- radicallyTo an extreme degree
contrarily · counterculturally · disruptively · provocatively · transgressively · challengingly · audaciously · boldly · daringly · uncompromisingly
progressively
In increasing stages
- inclusivelyEncompassing all members
- diverselyIn differing manners
- open-mindedlyWith willingness to consider
liberally · modernly · contemporarily · pluralistically · secularly · tolerantly · broad-mindedly · adaptively · flexibly · experimentally
innovatively
In a pioneering manner
- experimentallyThrough systematic testing
- inventivelyWith creative novelty
- creativelyIn an original manner
originally · groundbreakingly · disruptively · ingeniously · entrepreneurially · freshly · newly · unprecedentedly · cutting-edge
nontraditionallytraditionally
In time-honored fashion
conventionally · customarily · orthodoxly · conservatively · classically
- nontraditional familiesNon-nuclear domestic arrangements
- nontraditional studentAtypical college enrollee