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[ uhn-nach-er-uhl, -nach-ruhl ] / ʌnˈnætʃ ər əl, -ˈnætʃ rəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unnatural ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecontrary to the laws or course of nature. at variance with the character or nature of a person, animal, or plant. at variance with what is normal or to be expected: the unnatural atmosphere of the place. lacking human qualities or sympathies; monstrous; inhuman: an obsessive and unnatural hatred. not genuine or spontaneous; artificial or contrived: a stiff, unnatural manner. Obsolete. lacking a valid or natural claim; illegitimate. Origin of unnaturallate Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at un-1, natural SYNONYMS FOR unnatural3 irregular, aberrant. 4 heartless, brutal. SEE SYNONYMS FOR unnatural ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM unnaturalun·nat·u·ral·ly, adverbun·nat·u·ral·ness, nounWords nearby unnaturalunmyelinated, unmyelinated fiber, Unna boot, unnail, unnamed, unnatural, unnecessary, unnerve, unnilennium, unnilhexium, unniloctium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unnaturalDeath by pills or lethal injection might be unnatural, but she believes that declining nourishment and medications is not. The Nurse Coaching People Through Death by Starvation|Nick Tabor|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST The group is working on inserting the unnatural base pairs in more than one spot in the cell. Synthetic DNA: The New Drug Makers?|Elizabeth Lopatto|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Not only is post-Yanukovych Ukraine dominated by a fascist clique, it is controlled by unnatural women. Want a Good Look at Putin’s Pervy Propaganda? See ‘The Furies of Maidan’|Cathy Young|April 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Now in his 80s, Blankenship claims to have charted out tunnels, corridors, and large, unnatural underground caverns. Treasure Hunt to Discover Oak Island’s Mysterious Booty|Nina Strochlic|February 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Above water, unnatural animal and human interactions continue to rise. How Climate Change Is Causing Chaos in the Animal Kingdom|Nina Strochlic|January 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST What does it not pay of excruciating suspense, of hateful, laborious forebearance and unnatural self-denial? The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5)|Fanny Burney As I have said repeatedly, I was at that time buoyed up by an unnatural strength, and my mind was abnormally active. The Passion for Life|Joseph Hocking Meanwhile, she's brought him here, and it is unnatural to see Bessy lending herself to such combinations. The Fruit of the Tree|Edith Wharton The Spanish Inquisitors have been regarded as the most unnatural monsters who ever disgraced the history of mankind. The Crack of Doom|Robert Cromie I cannot think of any really gentle, manly, and proper words to say what I think about my unnatural cousin. New Treasure Seekers|E. (Edith) Nesbit
British Dictionary definitions for unnatural/ (ʌnˈnætʃərəl, -ˈnætʃrəl) /
adjectivecontrary to nature; abnormal not in accordance with accepted standards of behaviour or right and wrongunnatural love uncanny; supernaturalunnatural phenomena affected or forcedan unnatural manner inhuman or monstrous; wickedan unnatural crime obsolete illegitimate Derived forms of unnaturalunnaturally, adverbunnaturalness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unnaturalunusual, perverse, stilted, incredible, abnormal, outlandish, preposterous, outrageous, strange, bizarre, odd, affected, aberrant, anomalous, assumed, contrary, contrived, ersatz, extraordinary, factitious |