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Unnatural

🔄 Synonyms of "Unnatural"

20 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
grotesquenounDistorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal, especially in a hideous way.
eerienounInspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.
uncannynounStrange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird.
contrivedUnnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic.
constrainedKept within close bounds; confined.
strainedUnder tension; tense.
monstrousHideous or frightful.
violentverbInvolving physical conflict.
agonistic(zoology, anthropology) Characterised by conflict or hostility.
artificialMan-made; made by humans; of artifice.
affectednounInfluenced or changed by something.
unco(Scotland) Strange, weird.
uglynounDispleasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.
eeryAlternative spelling of eerie. [Inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.]
stilted(figuratively) Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.
spooky(informal) Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.
plummy(of a voice) Rich, mellow and carefully articulated, especially with an upper-class accent.
elocutionaryOf or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical
forcedObtained forcefully, not naturally.
mannered(often in combination) Having manners or (often excessive) mannerisms.

↔️ Antonyms of "Unnatural"

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WordDefinition
naturalnounExisting in nature.
unaffectednounNot affected or changed.

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WordDefinition
unco(Scotland) Strange, weird.
uglyDispleasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.
uncannyStrange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird.
eerieInspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.
monstrousHideous or frightful.
eeryAlternative spelling of eerie. [Inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.]
grotesqueDistorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal, especially in a hideous way.
spooky(informal) Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.
artificialMan-made; made by humans; of artifice.
contrivedUnnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic.
affectedInfluenced or changed by something.
forcedverbObtained forcefully, not naturally.
violentInvolving physical conflict.
strainedUnder tension; tense.
constrainedKept within close bounds; confined.
mannered(often in combination) Having manners or (often excessive) mannerisms.
elocutionaryOf or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical
agonistic(zoology, anthropology) Characterised by conflict or hostility.
stilted(figuratively) Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.
plummy(of a voice) Rich, mellow and carefully articulated, especially with an upper-class accent.

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