untraditional
Not the usual
Untraditional means not following or conforming to tradition—departing from established customs, methods, or conventions: an untraditional wedding ceremony, her untraditional approach to teaching.
The word is interchangeable with nontraditional, though nontraditional appears more frequently in formal contexts like education and employment.
Departing from standard practice
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- inventiveShowing original thought
- originalFirst or inventive
creative · experimental · novel · fresh · unorthodox · trailblazing · boundary-pushing · cutting-edge
Resisting authority or control
- iconoclasticAttacking cherished beliefs
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- counterculturalOpposing mainstream society
- bohemianArtistic nonconformist type
defiant · contrarian · free-spirited · individualistic · antiestablishment · renegade · dissenting · heterodox
Of the present age
- currentDirected flow of charge
- newfangledModern in unwelcome way
- updatedMade current or modern
- 21st-centuryPresent hundred-year span
progressive · trendy · hip · fresh · stylish · cosmopolitan · reinvented · revamped
unconventional
Departing from standard practice
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- inventiveShowing original thought
original · creative · experimental · novel · fresh · unorthodox · trailblazing · boundary-pushing · cutting-edge · visionary
rebellious
Resisting authority or control
- iconoclasticAttacking cherished beliefs
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- counterculturalOpposing mainstream society
bohemian · defiant · contrarian · free-spirited · individualistic · antiestablishment · renegade · dissenting · heterodox · freethinking
contemporary
Of the present age
- currentDirected flow of charge
- newfangledModern in unwelcome way
- updatedMade current or modern
21st-century · progressive · trendy · hip · fresh · stylish · cosmopolitan · reinvented · revamped · nouveau
untraditionaltraditional
Following long-held customs
conventional · customary · time-honored · established · classic
untraditionalorthodox
Conforming to established belief
normal · standard · mainstream · conformist · typical