Synonyms for unwonted
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhn-wawn-tid, -wohn-, -wuhn- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈwɔn tɪd, -ˈwoʊn-, -ˈwʌn- |
Top 10 synonyms for unwonted Other synonyms for the word unwonted
- distinguished
- eminent
- exceptional
- extraordinary
- far-out
- inconceivable
- incredible
- memorable
- noteworthy
- novel
- odd
- out of the ordinary
- outstanding
- phenomenal
- prodigious
- prominent
- queer
- rare
- refreshing
- remarkable
- significant
- singular
- something else
- special
- strange
- surprising
- uncommon
- unconventional
- unexpected
- unfamiliar
- unique
- unordinary
- unparalleled
- weird
Définition of unwonted
Origin :- "not usual," 1550s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of wont.
- adj unusual
- The village hotel throbbed with the pressure of unwonted business.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- But the rest of the men slept heavily, seizing the unwonted chance.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- In an unwonted mood of expansion he turned to Mali-ya-bwana.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- There was a burgeoning within him of strange feelings and unwonted impulses.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- (p. 183) As for the fact itself, it is neither new nor unwonted.
- Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
- Mother noticed my unwonted grandeur when I went in to say good-night to her.
- Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Then she heard her uncle's voice, speaking sharply and with unwonted sternness.
- Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- "We do all right," said Philip, amused at her unwonted vanity.
- Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster
- But Rotherby scarce looked at him, and answered with unwonted shortness.
- Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
- Some fell into unwonted silence, while the gestures of the rest were equally significant.
- Extract from : « The Symposium » by Xenophon
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