unwonted

[uhn-wawn-tid, -wohn-, -wuhn-] / ʌnˈwɔn tɪd, -ˈwoʊn-, -ˈwʌn- /

ADJECTIVE

unusual

Synonyms

WEAK

abnormal amazing astonishing atypic atypical bizarre conspicuous curious distinguished exceptional extraordinary far-out inconceivable incredible memorable noteworthy novel odd out of the ordinary outstanding phenomenal prodigious prominent rare refreshing remarkable significant singular something else special strange surprising uncommon unconventional unexpected unfamiliar unique unordinary unparalleled weird

Example Sentences

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These days central bankers would meet such unwonted affordability with a gust of money-printing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

This is because of the unwonted affection that the former president displays to his one-time arch-rival.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Some sequences verge on a romp, and the result, though far from Lanthimos’s usual territory, could well bring him an unwonted commercial success.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 16, 2018

It shows in the hard edges of her can-do personality, on guard against unwonted sentimentality and unneeded calories, sidestepping leery co-workers with a breezy smile.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2018

I became gripped by a quiet unwonted urge to know a little about these matters and to understand how people figured them out.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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