unaccustomed
/ʌnəˈkʌstəmd
/adjective
1Not familiar or usual; out of the ordinary: they finished their supper with unaccustomed speed...
- I avoided his stares and finished the meal in silence, surprising Gretchen with my unaccustomed taciturnity.
- She is trying to understand her new awakening and is shocked and thrilled by the unusual and unaccustomed nature of her desires.
- The violinist, Ma, plays the opening bars of a Mozart sonata, and the unaccustomed cadences and harmonies of classical western melody are like strange birdsong.
Synonyms
unusual, unfamiliar, uncommon, unwonted, new, exceptional, out of the ordinary, extraordinary, special, remarkable, singular, rare, surprising, strange, abnormal, atypical, out of the way, curious, peculiar
1.1 (unaccustomed to) Not familiar with or used to: the visitors were unaccustomed to country roads...
- If it's good enough for Her Majesty the Queen, it's good enough for those unaccustomed to smelling fresh paint wherever they go.
- This recipe is so easy that even an inexperienced man unaccustomed to baking can whip up this yummy cheesecake.
- Tim wound steadfastly, back hunched over the reel, unaccustomed to the strange combination of muscles and effort.
Synonyms
unused, not used, new, fresh, a stranger;
unpractised in, unfamiliar with, inexperienced in, unversed in, unconversant with, unacquainted with
archaic strange
Derivatives
unaccustomedly
- Friends with actual spare beds being in unaccustomedly short supply I've booked myself into a ‘guest room’ at college.
- But for now, the Democrats leave Boston as unaccustomedly happy campers.
- Looking everywhere but at them, he found himself unaccustomedly at a loss for words.