adjective

unnatural

uhn-NACH-ruhl

adjective

Not occurring naturally, or not in keeping with what is normal or expected.

"There was something unnatural about the stillness of the forest that morning."

"Critics called the actor's accent stiff and unnatural."

Going against accepted moral or natural standards; perverse.

"The villagers whispered that the killings were the work of something unnatural."

How to Use Unnatural

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishNot the way things normally are, or not the way nature intended.

Common pairings

unnatural silence unnatural causes seem unnatural

more unnatural comparative, unnaturals plural, most unnatural superlative

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From Middle English unnatural, built from un- + natural.

contranatural

natural

natural pure raw orthodox foreign indigenous normal easy

rural mural plural neural natural cultural epidural subdural guttural inaugural structural procedural

contranatural natural pure raw orthodox foreign indigenous normal easy