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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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“People get very upset when they see someone depicting Jackie and Shadow in an unnatural way or wrong, or when it looks like they could be in danger,” said Voisard.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 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

Joe Gomez is forced to come out into an unnatural position.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 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

We all climbed into the car with jerky, unnatural movements like we’d recently been cut out of full-body casts and hadn’t yet become reacquainted with our full range of motion.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen