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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So the company embraced nontraditional collaborations, like municipal partnerships and corporate work that came with bigger paychecks.
—Brian Schaefer, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Magically, the Melania issue had not, in the White House years nor the Mar-a-Lago years—with both staffers and press quite aware of the Trumps' nontraditional living arrangements and their careful distance from each other— become an issue.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
Leavitt has also leaned into an effort to bring in nontraditional outlets to the White House, including organizations that are seen as friendly to the administration.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 18 Feb. 2025
Although blue nail polish is no big deal nowadays, the '90s were pretty much the first time people started really experimenting with nontraditional polish shades.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 18 Feb. 2025
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Brian Schaefer, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Magically, the Melania issue had not, in the White House years nor the Mar-a-Lago years—with both staffers and press quite aware of the Trumps' nontraditional living arrangements and their careful distance from each other— become an issue.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
Leavitt has also leaned into an effort to bring in nontraditional outlets to the White House, including organizations that are seen as friendly to the administration.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 18 Feb. 2025
Although blue nail polish is no big deal nowadays, the '90s were pretty much the first time people started really experimenting with nontraditional polish shades.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nontraditional
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“Nontraditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nontraditional. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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