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Definitions

unaccustomed

[uhn-uh-kuhs-tuhmd] / ˌʌn əˈkʌs təmd /
ADJECTIVE
not prepared, ready; new
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ignorant uninformed
WEAK
incompetent inexperienced newcome not given to not used to novice too green unacquainted unfamiliar with uninstructed unpracticed unseasoned unskilled untaught untrained unused to unversed in
Antonyms
WEAK
accustomed customary normal prepared ready usual
ADJECTIVE
new, strange
Synonyms
STRONGEST
unfamiliar
WEAK
alien altered bizarre different eccentric exceptional exotic foreign imported novel out of the ordinary outlandish quaint remarkable singular special surprising uncommon unconventional uncustomary unexpected unknown unorthodox unprecedented unusual unwonted variant
Antonyms
WEAK
accustomed customary normal prepared ready usual

Example Sentences

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Breuer’s evangelizing has made him an important public figure in a country unaccustomed to seeing and hearing from men in uniform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

NWS meteorologist Allison Santorelli told AFP the agency was seeing widespread reports of significant ice accumulation, including in places unaccustomed to severe winter weather.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

For Sarah, a 34-year-old marketer in Michigan, the summer of 2022 was a season flush with unaccustomed success.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

To have lived their whole lives unaccustomed to the smell of cigarettes lingering on clothes after a night out.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025

It may have been the unaccustomed closeness, I don’t know.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.