unorthodox
Unusual and different from the normal way of doing things.
unorthodox in a sentence
- The coach's unorthodox training included dance lessons for the rugby team.
- Grandpa has an unorthodox way of making tea, adding the milk first and the teabag last.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to unorthodox?
- Anormal
- Bunusual
- Cconventional
- Dtraditional
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B: unusual. The other three mean the opposite of unorthodox.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to unorthodox?
- Aconventional
- Boriginal
- Cunusual
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A: conventional. The other three mean nearly the same as unorthodox.
Words that mean something similar
unusual, original
Words that mean the opposite
conventional, traditional, normal
More words about behaviour & manners
- unruly: Wild and difficult to control.
- uphold: To support or defend something, such as a rule or belief.
- vile: Extremely unpleasant or nasty.
- volatile: Likely to change suddenly, often for the worse.
- wary: Careful because you sense there might be danger.
- wasteful: Using more of something than you need, so some of it is thrown away or lost.
- wayward: Behaving badly and hard to control.
- wholesome: Good for you and healthy.
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