unaccustomed
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Unaccustomed means not used to something or unfamiliar with it: unaccustomed to public speaking, unaccustomed to such luxury.
It can also describe something unusual or not habitual: He spoke with unaccustomed frankness.
The word often suggests discomfort or awkwardness that comes from inexperience.
Not previously known
- strangeUnusual or unfamiliar
- foreignFrom another nation
- alienNon-native being
- unknownNot yet discovered
new · novel · unusual · uncommon · unwonted · atypical · uncharacteristic · unexperienced
Lacking practical knowledge
- untrainedLacking learned skills
- unpracticedWithout training or skill
- unskilledLacking acquired competence
- greenColor of vegetation
raw · novice · uninitiated · unversed · unseasoned · unschooled · amateur · beginner
Not altered or corrected
- unacclimatedNot yet adjusted
- unacclimatizedNot yet adapted
- unhabituatedNot yet adapted
- unseasonedLacking flavor or experience
struggling · disoriented · culture shock · jet-lagged · out of place · fish out of water · uncomfortable · ill at ease
unfamiliar
Not previously known
unknown · new · novel · unusual · uncommon · unwonted · atypical · uncharacteristic · unexperienced · unacquainted
inexperienced
Lacking practical knowledge
- untrainedLacking learned skills
- unpracticedWithout training or skill
- unskilledLacking acquired competence
green · raw · novice · uninitiated · unversed · unseasoned · unschooled · amateur · beginner · neophyte
unadjusted
Not altered or corrected
- unacclimatedNot yet adjusted
- unacclimatizedNot yet adapted
- unhabituatedNot yet adapted
unseasoned · struggling · disoriented · culture shock · jet-lagged · out of place · fish out of water · uncomfortable · ill at ease · awkward
- familiarityfamiliar, unfamiliar, known, unknown, acquainted
unaccustomedaccustomed
Adapted through habit
used to · habituated · familiar · acclimated · adapted
custom, customer, customary, accustomed, accustom, customarily, customize, customization, accustoming