unconventionality
Breaking from tradition
Unconventionality is the quality of not following established customs, standards, or expectations.
It can be neutral or positive—suggesting originality, creativity, or refreshing independence: The unconventionality of her approach impressed the committee.
It can also carry mild disapproval, implying someone is difficult or unpredictable: His unconventionality made him a poor fit for corporate culture.
Capacity for original thought
- uniquenessQuality of being singular
- individualityUnique personal character
- distinctivenessQuality of being distinguishable
- freshnessState of being unspoiled
imaginativeness · ingenuity · inventiveness · artistry · nonconformity · authenticity · singularity · one-of-a-kind
Cultural or social prohibition
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- subversionUndermining established authority
dissent · heterodoxy · heresy · impropriety · flouting · rule-breaking · counterculture · antiestablishment
Rejects prevailing social standards
- bohemianArtistic nonconformist type
- idiosyncraticDistinctively individual in nature
- offbeatPleasantly strange or unusual
- quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual
peculiar · outlandish · bizarre · whimsical · oddball · eccentric · kooky · zany
First to explore territory
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- disruptiveTending to interrupt order
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
trailblazing · avant-garde · experimental · radical · inventive · progressive · visionary · cutting-edge
creativity
Capacity for original thought
- uniquenessQuality of being singular
- individualityUnique personal character
- distinctivenessQuality of being distinguishable
freshness · imaginativeness · ingenuity · inventiveness · artistry · nonconformity · authenticity · singularity · one-of-a-kind · unorthodoxy
taboo
Cultural or social prohibition
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
subversion · dissent · heterodoxy · heresy · impropriety · flouting · rule-breaking · counterculture · antiestablishment · radicalism
nonconformist
Rejects prevailing social standards
- bohemianArtistic nonconformist type
- idiosyncraticDistinctively individual in nature
- offbeatPleasantly strange or unusual
quirky · peculiar · outlandish · bizarre · whimsical · oddball · eccentric · kooky · zany · freakish
pioneering
First to explore territory
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- disruptiveTending to interrupt order
revolutionary · trailblazing · avant-garde · experimental · radical · inventive · progressive · visionary · cutting-edge · transformative
- Nonconformistsnonconformist, rebels, rebel, misfits, misfit
- creativityimagination, creativity, brainstorming, unique voice, inspiration
- originalityoriginality, uniqueness, novelty, creativity, inventiveness
- weirdness synonymsweirdness, strangeness, oddity, bizarreness, peculiarity
- rebellious traitsdefiance, rebellion, stubbornness, disobedience, willfulness
unconventionalityconventionality
Adherence to accepted customs
conformity · convention · conventionalism · orthodoxy · traditionalism
unconventionalitytraditionalism
Adherence to inherited customs
tradition · conventionality · orthodoxy · classicism · commonality
unconventionalityconformity
Adherence to norms
conformism · conventionality · compliance · obedience · docility
convention, conventional, convene, convent, unconventional, conventionality, conventionalism, unconventionally, conventionalize