Another word for unnatural
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Adjective
Greatly exceeding or departing from the normal course of nature
- Of or relating to existence outside the natural world.
- Attributed to a power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces.
- Of or relating to a deity.
- Surpassing what is normal or usual; extraordinary:
- Transcending the natural or material order; supernatural.
See also:Deviating from the customary
- A card game, played in many variations, in which the object is to obtain sets of three or more cards of the same rank or suit.
- An alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented molasses or sugar cane.
- Intoxicating beverages.
- A pitched ball that curves in the direction opposite to that of a normal curve ball.
- An eccentric, impulsively whimsical, or irrational person.
- Impulsively whimsical; eccentric:
- Characteristic of a kook; strange or crazy.
- Strikingly odd or unusual, especially in an unsettling way; strange:
- Suggestive of the supernatural:
- Of or relating to fate or the Fates.
- Not usual, common, or ordinary.
- Not previously known; unfamiliar:
- Not of one's own or a particular locality, environment, or kind; not native:
- Out of the ordinary or difficult to account for; unusual or peculiar:
- Being only one; individual; lone:
- Being the only one of a kind; unique:
- Being beyond what is ordinary, especially in being exceptionally good; remarkable:
- Deviating from what is expected or normal; strange:
- Odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric:
- Of a questionable nature or character; suspicious:
- Charmingly odd, especially in an old-fashioned way:
- Unfamiliar or unusual in character; strange:
- Cleverly made or done.
- Not ordinary or usual; odd or strange:
- Belonging distinctively or primarily to one person, group, or kind; special or unique:
- A privilege or property that is exclusively one's own.
- Conspicuously unconventional; bizarre.
- Located far from civilized areas; remote:
- Of foreign origin; not native.
- Deviating from what is ordinary, usual, or expected; strange or peculiar:
- Being in excess of the indicated or approximate number, extent, or degree. Often used in combination:
- Constituting a remainder:
- Markedly unusual or abnormal; strange:
- Relating to or being a freak:
- Capricious or whimsical.
- Having no fixed or regular course; wandering:
- Lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity:
- Deviating from the customary course in conduct or opinion; eccentric:
- Departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern.
- Deviating from a circular form or path, as in an elliptical orbit.
- Not having the same center:
- Eager to learn more:
- Unduly inquisitive; prying:
- Arousing interest because of novelty or strangeness:
- Having a bad disposition; peevish.
- Having eccentric ways; odd.
- Full of bends and turns; crooked:
- Very strange or unusual, especially in a striking or shocking way.
See also:Departing from the normal
- Surpassing what is normal or usual; extraordinary:
- Transcending the natural or material order; supernatural.
- Contrary to rule, accepted order, or general practice:
- Not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention:
- Not straight, uniform, or symmetrical:
- Drawing apart from a common point; diverging.
- Departing from convention.
- Differing from another:
- Differing from a norm or from the accepted standards of a society.
- One that differs from a norm, especially a person whose behavior and attitudes differ from accepted social standards.
- Not conforming to type; unusual or irregular.
- that has no type; devoid of typical character; irregular; unlike the type
- Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
- Deviating from the normal or common order, form, or rule.
- Equivocal, as in classification or nature.
- tending to be anomalous
- of an anomaly
- Not typical, usual, or regular; not normal; deviant.
- Deviating from what is considered proper or normal:
- Deviating from what is typical for a specified thing:
- One that is aberrant.
Marked by unnaturalness, pretension, and often a slavish love of fads
- Relating to, involving, or of the nature of synthesis.
- Produced by synthesis, especially not of natural origin.
- Prepared or made artificially:
- Capable of being shaped or formed:
- Relating to or dealing with shaping or modeling:
- Having the qualities of sculpture; well-formed:
- Produced artificially rather than by a natural process.
- Lacking authenticity or genuineness; sham:
- Made by humans, especially in imitation of something natural:
- Not arising from natural or necessary causes; contrived or arbitrary:
- Affected or insincere:
See also:
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Another word for unnatural
Modifier
Contrary to nature
- Of the nature of a miracle; preternatural.
- So astounding as to suggest a miracle; phenomenal:
- Able to work miracles.
- Breaking with convention or tradition; not orthodox.
- Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
- Being well beyond the bounds of good taste:
- Having no regard for morality.
- Lacking kindness, pity, or compassion; cruel or indifferent:
- Not suited for human needs:
- Not of ordinary human nature, form, or character:
- Markedly unusual or abnormal; strange:
- Relating to or being a freak:
- Capricious or whimsical.
- Of or like the Titan Atlas, especially in having a fundamental role or great strength.
- Of unusual size, power, or difficulty.
- Of or relating to Hercules.
- Resembling Hercules.
- Characterized by nobility; majestic.
- Of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth.
- Not to be excelled; supreme.
- So implausible as to elicit disbelief; unbelievable:
- Astonishing, extraordinary, or extreme:
- Not previously known; unfamiliar:
- Not of one's own or a particular locality, environment, or kind; not native:
- Out of the ordinary or difficult to account for; unusual or peculiar:
- Admirable or very good; excellent or splendid:
- Capable of eliciting wonder; astonishing:
- Mysterious or impossible to explain, especially when causing uneasiness or astonishment.
- Causing wonder or astonishment.
- Of the highest or best kind or quality; first-rate:
- Contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd.
- Not typical, usual, or regular; not normal; deviant.
- Impossible to account for; inexplicable:
- Free from accountability; not responsible:
- Contrary to rule, accepted order, or general practice:
- Not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention:
- Not straight, uniform, or symmetrical:
- Deviating from the normal or common order, form, or rule.
- Equivocal, as in classification or nature.
- Abnormally or faultily formed.
- Of, relating to, or constituting phenomena or a phenomenon.
- Extraordinary; outstanding:
- Known or derived through the senses rather than through the mind.
- Shockingly hideous or frightful in appearance.
- Of or resembling a fabulous monster.
- Exceptionally large; enormous:
Artificial
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