unconventionally
In unusual ways
In a way that departs from established norms or expectations.
Someone who dresses unconventionally might wear mismatched patterns or unusual combinations.
She approached the problem unconventionally, ignoring standard methods entirely.
The word implies deviation without necessarily suggesting wrongness—just difference from the conventional path.
In an odd manner
- oddlyIn a strange manner
- peculiarlyIn an unusual manner
- bizarrelyIn a strange manner
- strangelyIn unusual manner
unusually · weirdly · outlandishly · idiosyncratically · quirkily · zanily · wackily · kookily
With original thinking
- inventivelyWith creative novelty
- artisticallyWith creative expression
- whimsicallyIn capricious, playful manner
- fancifullyWith fanciful imagination
experimentally · expressively · playfully · originally · idiosyncratically · eccentrically · quirkily · abstractly
By another choice
- unorthodoxlyIn nonstandard manner
- atypicallyNot in expected manner
- unusuallyTo an uncommon degree
- differentlyIn another manner
divergently · distinctively · uniquely · singularly · uncommonly · abnormally · irregularly · informally
In an upsetting manner
- groundbreakinglyIn an innovative manner
- transformativelyIn a reshaping manner
- progressivelyIn increasing stages
- experimentallyThrough systematic testing
unprecedentedly · futuristically · modernly · radically · freshly · originally · inventively · ingeniously
In open resistance
- subversivelyIn a quietly undermining manner
- radicallyTo an extreme degree
- contrarilyIn obstinate opposition
- hereticallyAgainst accepted religious doctrine
irreverently · transgressively · provocatively · disobediently · anarchically · mutinously · resistantly
eccentrically
In an odd manner
- oddlyIn a strange manner
- peculiarlyIn an unusual manner
- bizarrelyIn a strange manner
strangely · unusually · weirdly · outlandishly · idiosyncratically · quirkily · zanily · wackily · kookily · funkily
imaginatively
With original thinking
- inventivelyWith creative novelty
- artisticallyWith creative expression
- whimsicallyIn capricious, playful manner
fancifully · experimentally · expressively · playfully · originally · idiosyncratically · eccentrically · quirkily · abstractly · surreally
alternatively
By another choice
- unorthodoxlyIn nonstandard manner
- atypicallyNot in expected manner
- unusuallyTo an uncommon degree
differently · divergently · distinctively · uniquely · singularly · uncommonly · abnormally · irregularly · informally · casually
disruptively
In an upsetting manner
- groundbreakinglyIn an innovative manner
- transformativelyIn a reshaping manner
- progressivelyIn increasing stages
experimentally · unprecedentedly · futuristically · modernly · radically · freshly · originally · inventively · ingeniously · creatively
defiantly
In open resistance
- subversivelyIn a quietly undermining manner
- radicallyTo an extreme degree
- contrarilyIn obstinate opposition
heretically · irreverently · transgressively · provocatively · disobediently · anarchically · mutinously · resistantly
unconventionallyconventionally
In accepted manner
traditionally · normally · customarily · standardly · conservatively
unconventionallypredictably
In an expected manner
unremarkably · unoriginally · mundanely · prosaically · blandly
- unconventional warfareCovert, asymmetric military operations
- unconventional tacticsNon-standard approaches to challenges
- unconventional medicineHealthcare outside orthodox practice