Unnaturally — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in an unnatural way

not according to nature; not by natural means

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnnˈætʃɚɹəli/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnnˈatʃəɹəli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnnˈatʃəɹəli/

5 syllables Say it as /ʌnnˈætʃɚɹəli/.

Examples

his other arm lay across his chest, unnaturally, as if placed there deliberately, for a purpose
artificially induced conditions
The early Church not unnaturally adopted the position that failure to see the messianic character of his work was really caused by the people's own blindness

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

by artificial means artificially

Antonyms

naturally

Parts of Speech

adverb	in an unnatural way “his other arm lay across his chest, unnaturally, as if placed there deliberately, for a purpose”
adverb	not according to nature; not by natural means “artificially induced conditions”
adverb	in a manner at variance with what is natural or normal “The early Church not unnaturally adopted the position that failure to see the messianic character of his work was really caused by the people's own blindness”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unnatürlich

auf unnatürliche Weise

🇫🇷French

anormalement

d'une manière peu naturelle

🇪🇸Spanish

antinaturalmente

de una manera antinatural

🇮🇹Italian

innaturalmente

in modo innaturale

🇳🇱Dutch

onnatuurlijk

op een onnatuurlijke manier

🇵🇹Portuguese

anormalmente

de uma forma não natural

🇷🇺Russian

неестественно

неестественным образом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अप्राकृतिक रूप

अप्राकृतिक तरीके से

🇧🇩Bengali

অপ্রাকৃতভাবে

একটি অপ্রাকৃত উপায়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

இயற்கைக்கு மாறான

இயற்கைக்கு மாறான முறையில்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసహజంగా

అసహజ మార్గంలో

🇮🇳Marathi

अनैसर्गिकपणे

अनैसर्गिक मार्गाने

🇮🇳Gujarati

અકુદરતી રીતે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ವಾಭಾವಿಕವಾಗಿ

ಅಸ್ವಾಭಾವಿಕ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസ്വാഭാവികമായി

പ്രകൃതിവിരുദ്ധമായ രീതിയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰ-ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ

ਇੱਕ ਗੈਰ ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر فطری طور پر

غیر فطری طریقے سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不自然地

以一种不自然的方式

🇯🇵Japanese

不自然に

不自然な方法で

🇰🇷Korean

부자연스럽게

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không tự nhiên

một cách không tự nhiên

🇹🇭Thai

ผิดธรรมชาติ

ในทางที่ผิดธรรมชาติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

secara tidak wajar

dengan cara yang tidak wajar

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi natural

sa hindi likas na paraan

🇲🇾Malay

secara tidak wajar

dengan cara yang tidak wajar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بشكل غير طبيعي

بطريقة غير طبيعية

🇮🇷Persian

غیر طبیعی

به روشی غیر طبیعی

🇹🇷Turkish

doğal olmayan bir şekilde

🇮🇱Hebrew

באופן לא טבעי

בצורה לא טבעית

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