nonmainstream

adjective

non·main·stream ˌnän-ˈmān-ˌstrēm

: not having, reflecting, or being compatible with the prevailing attitudes and values of a society or group : not belonging to the mainstream

nonmainstream values

nonmainstream groups

nonmainstream music/literature

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And when the filibuster threatened to block Gorsuch—that is, when it was poised to accomplish its alleged purpose of thwarting nonmainstream nominees—Republicans killed it. —

Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine, 7 Apr. 2017 Assaults against Western targets, churches and nonmainstream Islamic groups have preoccupied Indonesian security agencies for the past 15 years. —

Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2016