How do you use Unnatural in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like affected or strained, plus the exact meaning.
Unnatural meaning
- Not natural.
- Not occurring in nature, the environment or atmosphere
- Going against nature; perverse.
Synonyms of Unnatural
Using Unnatural
- The main meaning on this page is: Not natural. | Not occurring in nature, the environment or atmosphere | Going against nature; perverse.
- Useful related words include: affected, strained, elocutionary, forced.
- In the example corpus, unnatural often appears in combinations such as: an unnatural, unnatural and, of unnatural.
Context around Unnatural
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Unnatural
- In this selection, "unnatural" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, totally, distinctly, feel, base, things and fire stand out and add context to how "unnatural" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include awkward and unnatural and come via unnatural means. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "unnatural" sits close to words such as aptly, assailant and birdies, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with unnatural
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It looked so unnatural over there. (6 words)
Look out for unnatural eye movements. (6 words)
Alcohol ban reduced deaths from unnatural causes. (7 words)
At some point this year, a big game will turn on a pitcher taking 21 seconds to throw a pitch with the bases loaded, rather than the allotted 20. That will feel unnatural. (33 words)
Unnatural base pair (UBP) seeAlso An unnatural base pair (UBP) is a designed subunit (or nucleobase ) of DNA which is created in a laboratory and does not occur in nature. (30 words)
Researchers immediately knew her situation wasn’t good when they saw the unnatural “S” curve in Moon’s spine, from her dorsal fin to her fluke. (26 words)
Example sentences (20)
Unnatural base pair (UBP) seeAlso An unnatural base pair (UBP) is a designed subunit (or nucleobase ) of DNA which is created in a laboratory and does not occur in nature.
Above all, they have to force their bodies to do totally unnatural things.
Across the planet, horrifying “natural” (though under the circumstances, they should be considered distinctly unnatural) fire, flood, and heat records were set this summer.
Alcohol ban reduced deaths from unnatural causes.
At some point this year, a big game will turn on a pitcher taking 21 seconds to throw a pitch with the bases loaded, rather than the allotted 20. That will feel unnatural.
Barry apologizes to Caitlin and she accepts, saying she understands now that what she was trying to do was wrong and unnatural.
But in Vermont, most riparian areas are left unprotected, often in bare, unnatural states, putting communities and rivers at risk.
Cathcart’s performance here feels far too rehearsed, which makes the scene awkward and unnatural.
Changing them feels as unnatural as trying out a new hairstyle after the age of 30.
Despite the fun colour, it appears the pink hue on the pigeon has come via unnatural means.
If a character wields superhuman capabilities at the cost of unnatural changes to their body, they've got a Lovecraftian Superpower.
I recall the unnatural silence blanketing the city before the first American cruise missiles were launched.
It also seems very unnatural for cows to spend their days in the barn with no grass under their feet or nose.
It looked so unnatural over there.
Look out for unnatural eye movements.
Researchers immediately knew her situation wasn’t good when they saw the unnatural “S” curve in Moon’s spine, from her dorsal fin to her fluke.
The contraceptive mentality props up the abortion industry, treating pregnancy like an unnatural consequence of sex to be avoided at all costs.
What I found works best for me is alternating the injections, so that my eyebrows don't look 'too high' or my forehead looks unnatural.
When plants are sheared with power clippers, they soon become unnatural looking balls or boxes with very thick growth.
When you grow up with bad parents, it’s not unnatural to want to speak out against them and cut contact as you get older.
Common combinations with unnatural
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an unnatural 20×
- unnatural and 16×
- of unnatural 14×
- the unnatural 14×
- and unnatural 12×
- is unnatural 7×
- unnatural to 5×
- unnatural death 5×
- unnatural sex 5×
- unnatural causes 4×