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nontraditional

a. 1 Not traditional; not related to tradition. 2 innovative; new; daring. alt. 1 Not traditional; not related to tradition. 2 innovative; new; daring.

WordNet
nontraditional

adj. not conforming to or in accord with tradition; "nontraditional designs"; "nontraditional practices" [syn: untraditional] [ant: traditional]

Usage examples of "nontraditional".

He sensed that the case was more complex than the mirror-smooth surface of this woman indicated, and might call for a nontraditional approach.

If there were no traditions, there would be no basis for nontraditional art.

I am a nontraditional woman, with a radically liberal outlook, nonmaterialistic values, and an eternally questioning mind that attracts me to scholastic pursuits.

They tend to have nontraditional, permissive parents who reward their achievements.

Neither do I speak to turtles or greet friends with a nontraditional handshake.

T-team would likely find itself having to use nontraditional weapons at close range to resist a numerically superior force - a job for the toughest, calmest, and most intensely focused troops available.

We are on an alien world and should strive to employ nontraditional ways of thinking.

They lived at the same time and under the same political conditions as Hume did, and they were accustomed to the decoding the concealed meaning in other nontraditional writers.

Intel will manage these new entities in a decidedly nontraditional manner.

Experimentation with the nontraditional forms should wait until the author has established himself.

We firmly believe that more and more novels of all types will be published in the future for the following reasons: The great increase in the number of students attending colleges and universities is bound to produce a larger audience of critical, intellectual readers who enjoy reading nontraditional novels.