unaccustomed

[ uhn-uh-kuhs-tuhmd ]

adjective

1. not accustomed accustomed or habituated:

   to be unaccustomed to hardships.

2. unusual; unfamiliar:

   A brief after-dinner speech is an unaccustomed pleasure.

   Synonyms: unexpected, peculiar, curious, extraordinary, uncommon

unaccustomed

/ ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd /

adjective

1. foll by to not used (to)

   unaccustomed to pain

2. not familiar; strange or unusual

Derived Forms

• ˌunacˈcustomedness, noun

Other Words From

• unac·customed·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unaccustomed¹

First recorded in 1520–30; un- ¹ + accustomed

Example Sentences

But Schiff said he’s not unaccustomed to working from a defensive crouch.

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Pearce, 34, is not unaccustomed to the kind of widespread tabloid chatter these incidents inspired.

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A film actor unaccustomed to having to articulate to the back row, Downey relies on the excessive amplification of Bartlett Sher’s production.

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Those interpersonal changes require a level of vulnerability in a culture that is wary of trust and unaccustomed to change, Warren said.

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Trump’s selection of Vance as his running mate, invocations of God and an unaccustomed attack on ‘corporate elites’ highlight a GOP convention opener that mostly avoids the most incendiary rhetoric.

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Related Words

• ignorant
• uninformed