unconventionally
unconventionally — adverb
1. in a manner that goes against accepted customs, standard practice, or what most
in a manner that goes against accepted customs, standard practice, or what most people expect
Justin dressed unconventionally for the wedding, in trainers and a velvet jacket.
unconventionally + dressed: appearance against social norms
The sculpture was unconventionally made from old car parts and broken kitchen tools.
passive: be unconventionally made from [materials]
Unconventionally, the teacher asked her pupils to run the lesson while she watched.
Critics called the cottage unconventionally beautiful, with its crooked walls and tin roof.
Kabir raised his children unconventionally, letting them decide their own bedtimes and meals.
- unorthodoxly
more formal; typically used about methods, approaches, or beliefs in academic or professional contexts
- non-traditionally
neutral tone; emphasises departure from long-standing traditions specifically
- atypically
formal or technical; common in scientific or statistical descriptions
- conventionally
in a way that follows accepted customs and norms
- traditionally
in a way that follows long-established traditions