unnaturaladjective
uk/ʌnˈnætʃ.ər.əl/us/ʌnˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl/B2 not natural
Examples
- Her translation is too literal , resulting in heavy, unnatural prose.
- The dialogue sounded stilted and unnatural, perhaps because of the translation from the original Russian.
- The daffodils are already coming out, which seems unnatural for so early in the year.
- It would be unnatural not to feel concerned for your children's future.
- She's died her hair in an attempt to cover up the grey, but it looks unnatural.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Natural and artificial
- artificial
- bogus
- cardboard
- claim
- contrived
- fake
- inauthentic
- make no claim to be sth idiom
- man-made
- mock
- natural
- naturally
- organic
- plastic
- raw
- refined
- simulate
- synthetic
- unadulterated
- unaffected
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unnaturally
adverb uk/ʌnˈnætʃ.ər.əl.i/us/ʌnˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl.i/