unfamiliar

Main Entry:
unfamiliar [uhn-fuh-mil-yer]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: different, strange
Synonyms: alien, anomalous, bizarre, curious, exotic, extraordinary, fantastic, foreign, little known, new, novel, obscure, original, out-of-the-way, outlandish, peculiar, recondite, remarkable, remote, unaccustomed, uncommon, unexpected, unexplored, uninvestigated, unknown, unusual
Antonyms: familiar, known, usual
Main Entry: exotic
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: not native or usual; mysterious
Synonyms: alien, alluring, avant garde, bizarre, colorful, curious, different, enticing, external, extraneous, extraordinary, extrinsic, far out, fascinating, foreign, glamorous, imported, introduced, kinky*, outlandish, outside, peculiar, peregrine, romantic, strange, striking, unfamiliar, unusual, way out, weird*
Notes: erotic means giving sexual pleasure or sexually arousing, while exotic means being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world or strikingly strange or unusual
Antonyms: familiar, normal, ordinary, usual
Main Entry: extraordinary
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: strange and wonderful
Synonyms: amazing, bizarre, boss*, curious, exceptional, fab, fantastic, flash*, gnarly, heavy*, inconceivable, incredible, marvelous, odd, off beaten path, out of the ordinary, outstanding, particular, peculiar, phenomenal, rare, remarkable, singular, special, strange, stupendous, surprising, terrific, uncommon, unfamiliar, unheard-of, unimaginable, unique, unprecedented, unthinkable, unusual, unwonted, weird, wicked*
Antonyms: common, commonplace, customary, familiar, normal, ordinary, unextraordinary, unsurprising, usual
Main Entry: foreign
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: from another country, experience
Synonyms: adopted, alien, alienated, antipodal, barbarian, barbaric, borrowed, derived, different, distant, estranged, exiled, exotic, expatriate, external, extralocal, extraneous, extrinsic, far, far-fetched, far-off, faraway, from abroad, immigrant, imported, inaccessible, nonnative, nonresident, not domestic, not native, offshore, outlandish, outside, overseas, remote, strange, transoceanic, unaccustomed, unexplored, unfamiliar, unknown
Antonyms: local, national, native
Main Entry: innocent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: harmless, naive
Synonyms: artless, childlike, credulous, frank, fresh, guileless, gullible, hurtless, ignorant, inexperienced, ingenuous, innocuous, innoxious, inobnoxious, inoffensive, offenseless, open, raw, safe, simple, soft, square, unacquainted, unartificial, uncool, unfamiliar, unhurtful, uninjurious, unmalicious, unobjectionable, unoffensive, unschooled, unsophisticated, unstudied, unsuspicious, unworldly, well-intentioned, wellmeant, wide-eyed, youthful
Antonyms: cunning, experienced, impure, knowledgeable
Main Entry: new
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: recent, fresh
Synonyms: advanced, au courant, brand-new, contemporary, current, cutting-edge, dewy, different, dissimilar, distinct, fashionable, inexperienced, just out, late, latest, modern, modernistic, modish, neoteric, newfangled, novel, now*, original, recent, spick-and-span, state-of-the-art, strange, topical, ultramodern, unaccustomed, uncontaminated, unfamiliar, unique, unknown, unlike, unseasoned, unskilled, unspoiled, untouched, untrained, untried, untrodden, unused, unusual, up-to-date, virgin, youthful
Antonyms: deteriorated, old, old-fashioned, outdated, worn
Main Entry: novel
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: new, original
Synonyms: at cutting edge, atypical, avant-garde, breaking new ground, contemporary, different, far cry, fresh, funky*, innovative, just out, modernistic, neoteric, new-fashioned, newfangled, now*, odd, offbeat, peculiar, rare, recent, singular, strange, uncommon, unfamiliar, unique, unusual
Antonyms: common, customary, familiar, old, ordinary, overused, used, usual, worn
Main Entry: oblivious
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: unaware, ignorant
Synonyms: absent, absentminded, absorbed, abstracted, amnesic, blind*, blundering, careless, deaf, disregardful, distracted, dreamy, forgetful, forgetting, gone, heedless, inattentive, incognizant, inconversant, insensible, neglectful, negligent, not all there, out to lunch, overlooking, preoccupied, regardless, spacey, strung out, unacquainted, unconcerned, unconscious, undiscerning, unfamiliar, uninformed, uninstructed, unknowing, unmindful, unnoticing, unobservant, unrecognizing, unwitting, zonked
Notes: oblivious means lacking all memory or lacking active conscious awareness or knowledge, while obvious means easily perceived or understood
Antonyms: aware, concerned, conscious, mindful, sensitive, understanding
Main Entry: strange
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: exotic, foreign
Synonyms: alien, apart, awkward, detached, external, faraway, irrelevant, isolated, lost, new, novel, out of place, outside, remote, romanesque, romantic, unexplored, unfamiliar, unknown, unrelated, untried
Antonyms: common, native
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