Definition for Nonstandard:

• ( linguistics) not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community; " a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups"; " the common core of nonstandard words and phrases in folk speech"- A. R. Dunlap

Synonyms for Nonstandard:

• adj.

  •aberrant (adjective)
  • peculiar,
  • different,
  • bizarre,
  • abnormal,
  • weird,
  • strange,
  • off-color,
  • deviant,
  • atypical,
  • mental,
  • psycho,
  • flaky.
  •all (adjective)
  • nonstandard.
  •regional (adjective)
  • dialectal.
  •ungrammatical (adjective)
  • imprecise,
  • inaccurate,
  • ill-formed,
  • incorrect,
  • Solecistic,
  • improper.

• n.

  •
  • special,
  • unique,
  • odd,
  • offbeat,
  • remarkable,
  • unusual,
  • out of the ordinary,
  • exotic,
  • notable,
  • surprising.
  •
  • disyllabic,
  • figurative,
  • cognate,
  • creole,
  • dead,
  • figuratively,
  • idiomatic,
  • agglutinative,
  • classical,
  • extinct.
  •deficient (noun)
  • deficient.
  •substandard (noun)
  • substandard.
  •unacceptable (noun)
  • unacceptable.
  •unaccepted (noun)
  • unaccepted.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • colloquial.

Paraphrases for Nonstandard:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    non-traditional, atypical.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    unconventional.

Antonyms for Nonstandard:

• adj.

  • aberrant
    normal, regular, usual, same, true.
  • all
    standard.
  • ungrammatical
    well-formed, grammatical.
  • Other antonyms:
    regulation, classic, canonic, standardized, definitive, authoritative, modular, casebook, classical, textbook, standardised, received, acceptable, criterional, basic, stock, canonical, criterial.