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un·nat·u·ral
 unnatural
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- pronunciation:
- uhn
naech
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[or]
uhn
naech
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
contrary to or violating natural laws or processes.
- synonyms:
- freak
- antonyms:
- natural
- similar words:
- anomalous, eerie, extraordinary, peculiar, preternatural, supernatural, uncanny, uncommon, unearthly, unusual, weird
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definition 2: |
differing from the character, nature, or normal pattern of an individual, society, or the like.
- synonyms:
- aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, deviant
- antonyms:
- natural, normal
- similar words:
- foreign, irregular, odd, perverted, queer, stiff, strange, uncommon
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definition 3: |
not genuine or sincere; artificial or contrived.
- synonyms:
- artificial
- antonyms:
- genuine, natural
- similar words:
- affected, contrived, forced, insincere, phony, plastic, stilted, theatrical, wooden
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definition 4: |
lacking or contrary to normal human feelings; monstrous; inhuman.
- synonyms:
- inhuman
- antonyms:
- human, natural
- similar words:
- aberrant, abnormal, cold-blooded, grotesque, monstrous
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related words: |
affected, eerie, genteel, grotesque, perverted, plastic, supernatural, theatrical, uncanny, unearthly, weird |
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derivations: |
unnaturally (adv.), unnaturalness (n.) |
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