🔄 Synonyms of "Unnatural"
20 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| grotesquenoun | Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal, especially in a hideous way. |
| eerienoun | Inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird. |
| uncannynoun | Strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird. |
| contrived | Unnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic. |
| constrained | Kept within close bounds; confined. |
| strained | Under tension; tense. |
| monstrous | Hideous or frightful. |
| violentverb | Involving physical conflict. |
| agonistic | (zoology, anthropology) Characterised by conflict or hostility. |
| artificial | Man-made; made by humans; of artifice. |
| affectednoun | Influenced or changed by something. |
| unco | (Scotland) Strange, weird. |
| uglynoun | Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing. |
| eery | Alternative 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. |
| elocutionary | Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical |
| forced | Obtained forcefully, not naturally. |
| mannered | (often in combination) Having manners or (often excessive) mannerisms. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Unnatural"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| naturalnoun | Existing in nature. |
| unaffectednoun | Not affected or changed. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Unnatural"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unco | (Scotland) Strange, weird. |
| ugly | Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing. |
| uncanny | Strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird. |
| eerie | Inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird. |
| monstrous | Hideous or frightful. |
| eery | Alternative spelling of eerie. [Inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.] |
| grotesque | Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal, especially in a hideous way. |
| spooky | (informal) Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural. |
| artificial | Man-made; made by humans; of artifice. |
| contrived | Unnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic. |
| affected | Influenced or changed by something. |
| forcedverb | Obtained forcefully, not naturally. |
| violent | Involving physical conflict. |
| strained | Under tension; tense. |
| constrained | Kept within close bounds; confined. |
| mannered | (often in combination) Having manners or (often excessive) mannerisms. |
| elocutionary | Of 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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