| Main Entry: | unaccustomed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not prepared, ready; new |
Synonyms: |
ignorant, incompetent, inexperienced, newcome, not given to, not used to, novice, too green, unacquainted, unfamiliar with, uninformed, uninstructed, unpracticed, unseasoned, unskilled, untaught, untrained, unused to, unversed in |
Antonyms: |
accustomed, prepared, ready |
| Main Entry: | unaccustomed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | new, strange |
Synonyms: |
alien, altered, bizarre, different, eccentric, exceptional, exotic, foreign, imported, novel, out of the ordinary, outlandish, quaint, remarkable, singular, special, surprising, uncommon, unconventional, uncustomary, unexpected, unfamiliar, unknown, unorthodox, unprecedented, unusual, unwonted, variant |
Antonyms: |
customary, normal, usual |
| Main Entry: | foreign |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | from another country, experience |
Synonyms: |
adopted, alien, alienated, antipodal, barbarian, barbaric, borrowed, derived, different, distant, estranged, exiled, exotic, expatriate, external, extralocal, extraneous, extrinsic, far, far-fetched, far-off, faraway, from abroad, immigrant, imported, inaccessible, nonnative, nonresident, not domestic, not native, offshore, outlandish, outside, overseas, remote, strange, transoceanic, unaccustomed, unexplored, unfamiliar, unknown |
Antonyms: |
local, national, native |
| Main Entry: | inexperienced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unskilled, unfamiliar |
Synonyms: |
amateur, callow, fresh, green*, ignorant, immature, inept, inexpert, innocent, kid*, naive, new, prentice, raw*, rookie, rude, sophomoric, spring chicken, tenderfoot, unaccustomed, unacquainted, unconversant, undisciplined, unfamiliar with, unfledged, unpracticed, unschooled, unseasoned, unsophisticated, untrained, untried, unused, unversed, unworldly, verdant, wet behind ears, young |
Antonyms: |
educated, experienced, expert, familiar, schooled, seasoned, skilled, trained, versed |
| Main Entry: | new |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | recent, fresh |
Synonyms: |
advanced, au courant, brand-new, contemporary, current, cutting-edge, dewy, different, dissimilar, distinct, fashionable, inexperienced, just out, late, latest, modern, modernistic, modish, neoteric, newfangled, novel, now*, original, recent, spick-and-span, state-of-the-art, strange, topical, ultramodern, unaccustomed, uncontaminated, unfamiliar, unique, unknown, unlike, unseasoned, unskilled, unspoiled, untouched, untrained, untried, untrodden, unused, unusual, up-to-date, virgin, youthful |
Antonyms: |
deteriorated, old, old-fashioned, outdated, worn |
| Main Entry: | strange |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deviating, unfamiliar |
Synonyms: |
aberrant, abnormal, astonishing, astounding, atypical, bizarre, curious, different, eccentric, erratic, exceptional, extraordinary, fantastic, far-out, funny, idiosyncratic, ignorant, inexperienced, irregular, marvelous, mystifying, new, newfangled, odd, oddball, off, offbeat, out-of-the-way, outlandish, peculiar, perplexing, quaint, queer, rare, remarkable, singular, unaccountable, unaccustomed, uncanny, uncommon, unheard of, unseasoned, unusual, weird, wonderful |
Antonyms: |
common, familiar, normal, regular, standard, usual |
| Main Entry: | uncommon |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very different |
Synonyms: |
aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, arcane, bizarre, curious, eccentric, egregious, exceptional, exotic, extraordinary, extreme, fantastic, few, freakish, infrequent, irregular, nondescript, noteworthy, novel, odd, original, out of the ordinary, out of the way, outré, peculiar, prodigious, queer, rare, remarkable, scarce, seldom, singular, sporadic, startling, strange, surprising, unaccustomed, unconventional, uncustomary, unfamiliar, unheard of, unique, unorthodox, unusual, weird |
Antonyms: |
common, familiar, normal, regular, usual |
| Main Entry: | unfamiliar |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | different, strange |
Synonyms: |
alien, anomalous, bizarre, curious, exotic, extraordinary, fantastic, foreign, little known, new, novel, obscure, original, out-of-the-way, outlandish, peculiar, recondite, remarkable, remote, unaccustomed, uncommon, unexpected, unexplored, uninvestigated, unknown, unusual |
Antonyms: |
familiar, known, usual |
| Main Entry: | unfamiliar |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inexperienced; not knowing about |
Synonyms: |
ignorant, incognizant, inconversant, not associated, not versed in, oblivious, out of contact, unaccustomed, unacquainted, unaware, unconversant, uninformed, uninitiated, uninstructed, unknowing, unknown, unpracticed, unskilled, unversed, unwitting |
Antonyms: |
experienced, familiar, knowing, versed |
| Main Entry: | wean |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | detach |
Synonyms: |
discourage, halt, remove, unaccustom |
| Notes: | the etymological notion of wean is 'becoming accustomed' and we use it as a verb meaning 'to cause to give up something'; the verb ween means 'to think, suppose, or imagine something' |