Antonyms of adj unconventional

3 senses of unconventional

Sense 1
unconventional (vs. conventional) -- (not conforming to accepted rules or standards; "her unconventional dress and hair style")

conventional (vs. unconventional) (vs. unconventional) -- (following accepted customs and proprieties; "conventional wisdom"; "she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior"; "conventional forms of address")
        => received -- (widely accepted as true or worthy; "a received moral idea"; "Received political wisdom says not; surveys show otherwise"- Economist)
        => customary -- (in accordance with convention or custom; "sealed the deal with the customary handshake")
        => formulaic -- (characterized by or in accordance with some formula)
        => stodgy, stuffy -- (excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull; "why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?"; "a stodgy dinner party")

Sense 2
unconventional (vs. conventional) (vs. conventional) -- (not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles")

conventional (vs. unconventional) (vs. unconventional) -- (following accepted customs and proprieties; "conventional wisdom"; "she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior"; "conventional forms of address")
        => received -- (widely accepted as true or worthy; "a received moral idea"; "Received political wisdom says not; surveys show otherwise"- Economist)
        => customary -- (in accordance with convention or custom; "sealed the deal with the customary handshake")
        => formulaic -- (characterized by or in accordance with some formula)
        => stodgy, stuffy -- (excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull; "why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?"; "a stodgy dinner party")
conventional (vs. unconventional) -- (unimaginative and conformist; "conventional bourgeois lives"; "conventional attitudes")
        => button-down, buttoned-down, conservative -- (unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business"- Newsweek)
        => square, straight -- (rigidly conventional or old-fashioned)
        => stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, unimaginative -- (lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality; "stereotyped phrases of condolence"; "even his profanity was unimaginative")
        => white-bread -- (of or belonging to or representative of the white middle class; "white-bread America"; "a white-bread college student")

Sense 3
improper, unconventional, unlawful -- (not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices")

INDIRECT (VIA irregular) -> regular -- (in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle; "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties")

Similarity of adj unconventional

3 senses of unconventional

Sense 1
unconventional (vs. conventional) -- (not conforming to accepted rules or standards; "her unconventional dress and hair style")
       => bohemian -- (unconventional in especially appearance and behavior; "a bohemian life style")
       => go-as-you-please -- (not bound by rule or law or convention; "bewildered by the old go-as-you-please liberty of alliterative rhythm"- George Saintsbury)
       => irregular, maverick, unorthodox -- (independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians")
          Also See-> original#3

Sense 2
unconventional (vs. conventional) (vs. conventional) -- (not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles")
       => alternative -- (pertaining to unconventional choices; "an alternative life style")
       => bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre -- (conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics")
       => devil-may-care, raffish, rakish -- (marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness; "a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary Moore)
       => far-out, kinky, offbeat, quirky, way-out -- (informal terms; strikingly unconventional)
       => funky -- (stylish and modern in an unconventional way; "she likes funky clothes"; "we did it all in black and white in a very funky sixties style")
       => spaced-out, spacy, spacey -- (stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug)

Sense 3
improper, unconventional, unlawful -- (not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices")
       => irregular (vs. regular) -- (contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices")

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