Conventional and Unknown

Conventional

Conventional adjective - Accepted, used, or practiced by most people.

Unknown is an antonym for conventional.

Unknown

Unknown adjective - Not known or experienced before.
Usage example: becoming a father brought unknown joy to his life

Conventional is an antonym for unknown.

Nearby Words: unknowable, unknowing

Both words in one sentence

  • Who Wants to Live Forever? Less conventional immortals: Henrietta Lacks and several other people, whose names are generally unknown, immortalized forever in HeLa, HEK239, SH-SY5Y and other cell lines.
  • Used in a more conventional way for the episode "Stark Raving Dad", when Michael Jackson/Leon Kompowsky leaves for places unknown after saying "Well, my work here is finished."
  • Literature / Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell It's unknown if his love is romantic in a conventional sense or simply beyond human understanding.
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