not following what is done or considered normal or acceptable by most people; different and interesting synonym unorthodox an unconventional approach to the problem unconventional views The magazine describes him as having unconventional good looks. opposite conventional
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NAmE//ˌʌnkənˌvɛnʃəˈnælət̮i//
noun [uncountable] NAmE//ˌʌnkənˈvɛnʃənəli//
adverb He dresses unconventionally.See unconventional in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: unconventional