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orthodox

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore O words

conforming to established or traditional beliefs and practices

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Orthodox in a sentence

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Her treatment combined orthodox medicine with a few unconventional remedies.

Synonyms
conventionaltraditionalestablished
Antonyms
heterodoxunconventionalheretical

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Although the senator's memoir was marketed as a frank reckoning with his failures, reviewers found it relentlessly blank, dwelling on grievances and recasting every setback as the fault of his adversaries.

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Orthodox (adjective) means conforming to established or traditional beliefs and practices
Here is orthodox used in an example sentence: "Her treatment combined orthodox medicine with a few unconventional remedies."
Common synonyms for orthodox include conventional, traditional, established.
Antonyms of orthodox include heterodox, unconventional, heretical.
Orthodox is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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