nontraditional
adjective
non·tra·di·tion·al
ˌnän-trə-ˈdish-nəl 
-ˈdi-shə-nᵊl
: not following or conforming to tradition : not adhering to past practices or conventions : not traditional
a nontraditional family
nontraditional students
nontraditional menu items
Many use nontraditional teaching techniques, and they deliberately draw their students from beyond traditional neighborhood boundaries …—
Thomas Toch
Thomas Toch
nontraditionally
adverb
… to learn how to build and sell cars nontraditionally …
—Michael Schrage
Michael Schrage
Examples of nontraditional in a Sentence
a nontraditional couple who are planning a very unconventional wedding
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—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
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The long economic fallout from the pandemic, the 2023 writers strike and growing competition from nontraditional media have also put the industry on rockier footing.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
This style was very popular in the 1940s and 1950s and lends itself well to informal or nontraditional weddings.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Other celebrities who have been open about having multiple partners and nontraditional relationships include Nick Cannon, Janelle Monáe, Joey Bada$$, Will Smith, and more.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Mar. 2025
The long economic fallout from the pandemic, the 2023 writers strike and growing competition from nontraditional media have also put the industry on rockier footing.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Nontraditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nontraditional. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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