UNCONVENTIONALISM Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

unconventionalism

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Definition of unconventionalism

as in unorthodoxy

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Some of the most defining writers of the modern age were fixated on the idea of Dante as a contemporary, and their recognition points up the poet’s unorthodoxies.

— Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Analysts said the move was the clearest step yet toward more mainstream economic policies after years of unorthodoxy under President Tayyip Erdogan, and should help rein in inflation expectations.

— Reuters, CNN, 24 Aug. 2023

Definition of unorthodoxy

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All three women were extraordinary in their nonconformism, bravery, and style.

— Casey Schwartz, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
A couple of years into her third term, Nabiullina has carved out room for nonconformism in a Russian establishment fixated on loyalty above all else.

— Rachel Ventresca, Fortune Europe, 7 June 2024

Definition of nonconformism

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The Savant is based on a 2019 Cosmopolitan article about the top secret investigator Chastain plays, online extremism, and political violence.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026
In a world fractured by power, fear and political extremism, a group of women uncovers a demonic force operating at the highest level of society-and realizes the chaos around them may be part of a much darker design.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of extremism

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