Antonyms of adj unorthodox

2 senses of unorthodox

Sense 1
irregular, maverick, unorthodox -- (independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians")

INDIRECT (VIA unconventional, unconventional) -> conventional -- (following accepted customs and proprieties; "conventional wisdom"; "she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior"; "conventional forms of address")

Sense 2
unorthodox (vs. orthodox) -- (breaking with convention or tradition; "an unorthodox lifestyle")

orthodox (vs. unorthodox) -- (adhering to what is commonly accepted; "an orthodox view of the world")
        => antiheretical -- (opposed to heresy)
        => canonic, canonical, sanctioned -- (conforming to orthodox or recognized rules; "the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing"- Sinclair Lewis)
        => conforming, conformist -- (adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion))
        => conventional, established -- (conforming with accepted standards; "a conventional view of the world")
        => traditional -- (pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines; "the simple security of traditional assumptions has vanished")
        => unreformed -- (unaffected by the Reformation)

Similarity of adj unorthodox

2 senses of unorthodox

Sense 1
irregular, maverick, unorthodox -- (independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians")
       => unconventional (vs. conventional) -- (not conforming to accepted rules or standards; "her unconventional dress and hair style")

Sense 2
unorthodox (vs. orthodox) -- (breaking with convention or tradition; "an unorthodox lifestyle")
       => dissentient, recusant -- ((of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England)
       => dissident, heretical, heterodox -- (characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards)
       => iconoclastic -- (characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions)
       => nonconforming, nonconformist -- (not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion)
       => Reformed -- (of or relating to the body of Protestant Christianity arising during the Reformation; used of some Protestant churches especially Calvinist as distinct from Lutheran; "Dutch Reformed theology")

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