unnatural

[uhn-nach-er-uhl, -nach-ruhl] / ʌnˈnætʃ ər əl, -ˈnætʃ rəl /

ADJECTIVE

not regular; artificial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abnormal bizarre incredible odd outlandish outrageous perverse preposterous stilted strange unusual

STRONG

affected

WEAK

aberrant anomalous assumed concocted contrary contrived ersatz extraordinary fabricated factitious false feigned forced freakish freaky imitation insincere irregular labored made-up make believe perverted phony pseudo put on staged stiff strained studied supernatural synthetic theatrical unaccountable uncanny unconforming unorthodox

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common familiar normal reasonable regular sensible standard usual

WEAK

acceptable genuine natural real

Example Sentences

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Glass vases with metallic finishes of unnatural blue, green and gold are drowned in palm leaf motifs, ready to be flowered.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

There’s no marvel in something created by feeding a prompt to a genAI program, never mind that 99% of the time, the result looks revolting and unnatural.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

While those musicals were entertaining, the idea that someone just breaks into a song or dance was unnatural and sometimes ridiculous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

"It is an unnatural history museum," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

“It’s unnatural that other people should be tending him and looking after him while we do nothing. I can't bear it,” she tells Theo.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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