untraditional

adjective

un·​tra·​di·​tion·​al

ˌən-trə-ˈdi-sh(ə-)nəl

 

: not adhering to past practices or conventions : not traditional

an untraditional wardrobe

untraditional methods

… a recipe for paella containing the hitherto untraditional combination of chicken and shrimp.

—David Rosengarten

untraditionally adverb

Untraditionally, Santa brought along his elves on all-terrain vehicles instead of Rudolph and his pals.

—Melanie Mizenko

Examples of untraditional in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hidden in plain sight, amidst the off-kilter impressionism and untraditional arrangements, is the band’s innate sense of melody. —Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025

In September 2024, Welch spoke with PEOPLE exclusively for a tell-all interview about her untraditional rise to internet stardom, which unexpectedly solidified her name in the pop culture conversation for months to come. —Skyler Caruso, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025

While her untraditional approach has engendered backlash from genre gatekeepers, Laufey has learned to embrace opposition. —Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025

His untraditional views attracted the attention of health journalists eager to hear more about the quick-talking, engaging surgeon who wasn’t afraid of discussing such unprecedented strategies. —Alice Park, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for untraditional

• compositional
• definitional
• depositional
• dispositional
• intuitional
• nontraditional
• oppositional
• prepositional
• propositional
• unconditional
• additional
• conditional