unfamiliarity

NOUN

ignorance

Synonyms

STRONG

bewilderment blindness callowness crudeness darkness denseness disregard dumbness fog illiteracy incapacity incomprehension innocence insensitivity nescience oblivion obliviousness obtuseness philistinism rawness sciolism shallowness simplicity unawareness unconsciousness uncouthness unenlightenment vagueness

WEAK

benightedness empty-headedness half-knowledge inscience lack of education mental incapacity naïveté unscholarliness

Antonyms

STRONG

cognizance understanding

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Today, the median age of U.S. motorcycle owners hovers around 50, with younger people put off by high prices or unfamiliarity with the pastime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Newly minted expats get off the plane and immediately step into a whirlwind of unfamiliarity: Language.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

Still, some experts believe the obvious language barrier and unfamiliarity with Russian systems would complicate any fighting roles, suggesting instead that Pyongyang’s troops would be tapped for their engineering and construction capabilities.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2024

Any blended family that has found a way — through the awkwardness and frustration and unfamiliarity — to affection, even to love?

From Salon • Sep. 29, 2024

Perhaps as a result of all this unfamiliarity, I yearned for some of the simple pleasures that I had known as a boy.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

unfamiliarity

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