Antonyms for unnatural
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : uhn-nach-er-uhl, -nach-ruhl |
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈnætʃ ər əl, -ˈnætʃ rəl |
Definition of unnatural
Origin :- early 15c., "not in accord with physical nature," from un- (1) "not" + natural (adj.). Meaning "artificial" is attested from 1746; that of "at variance with moral standards" is from 1520s.
- adj not regular; artificial
- What the unnatural father would have done next, I do not know.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- For a moment she felt the full swinging of it; it did not seem at all strange or unnatural to her.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- I beg of you to persist in your address—the unnatural brother called it address!
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Are we to be exposed to this unnatural conduct every moment of our lives?
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Arthur spoke presently, his tone so calm a one as almost to be unnatural.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- But it would be unnatural, would it not, that he should go off before her, especially as she is so ill?
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- You think I hold that to be unnatural because it is immoral?
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
- The struggle is not ended, but simply the unnatural form of it.
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
- Will you kindly tell me, sir, if you see any unnatural discoloration in there?
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
- This is unnatural and inconsistent you will say, but it is true.
- Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 » by Various
Synonyms for unnatural
- aberrant
- abnormal
- affected
- anomalous
- assumed
- bizarre
- concocted
- contrary
- contrived
- ersatz
- extraordinary
- fabricated
- factitious
- false
- feigned
- forced
- freakish
- freaky
- imitation
- incredible
- insincere
- irregular
- labored
- made-up
- make-believe
- odd
- outlandish
- outrageous
- perverse
- perverted
- phony
- preposterous
- pseudo
- put-on
- queer
- staged
- stiff
- stilted
- strained
- strange
- studied
- supernatural
- synthetic
- theatrical
- unaccountable
- uncanny
- unconforming
- unorthodox
- unusual
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