Irregular and Orthodox

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Irregular adjective - Not rigidly following established form, custom, or rules.

Usage example: the request is irregular, but I'll allow it

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Orthodox is an antonym for irregular in unofficial topic.

Nearby Words: irregularity, irregularly

Orthodox adjective - Following or agreeing with established form, custom, or rules.

Usage example: schoolteachers tended to favor poets who followed a very orthodox style of poetry

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Irregular is an antonym for orthodox.

Nearby Word: orthodoxy

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