English adjective: unnatural | |||
1. | unnatural not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature | ||
Samples | An unnatural death. The child's unnatural interest in death. | ||
Similar | violent | ||
See also | affected, paranormal, supernatural | ||
Attribute | naturalness | ||
Antonyms | natural | ||
2. | unnatural not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm | ||
Samples | Abnormal powers of concentration. Abnormal amounts of rain. Abnormal circumstances. An abnormal interest in food. | ||
Synonyms | abnormal | ||
Similar | aberrant, anomalous, antidromic, atypical, brachydactylic, brachydactylous, defective, deviant, deviate, freakish, irregular, kinky, perverted, subnormal, supernormal, vicarious | ||
See also | insane | ||
Attribute | normalcy, normality | ||
Antonyms | normal | ||
3. | unnatural speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression | ||
Synonyms | affected | ||
Similar | agonistic, artificial, constrained, contrived, elocutionary, forced, hokey, mannered, plummy, stilted, strained, strained | ||
See also | studied | ||
Attribute | affectedness | ||
Antonyms | unaffected | ||