Synonyms for unfamiliar
ˌʌn fəˈmɪl yərun·fa·mil·iar

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1. unfamiliaradjective

   not known or well known

   "a name unfamiliar to most"; "be alert at night especially in unfamiliar surroundings"

   Antonyms:
   old(a), familiar, well-known(a), beaten(a), acquainted(p), long-familiar

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1. unfamiliaradjective

   Synonyms:
   unusual, uncommon, strange, singular, queer, unheard of, out of the way

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1. unfamiliaradjective

   Synonyms:
   unaccustomed, strange, novel, inconversant, unacquainted

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1. List of paraphrases for "unfamiliar":

   unknown, familiar, little-known, unusual, strange

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1. Claudia Chan:

   Exposure to new and different environments remind us of how big, diverse, and interesting the world is, it expands my ability to be creative and curious and gets my endorphins going. It's also humbling to be new and unfamiliar with different territories.

2. Cynthia Ozick:

   Nothing is so awesomely unfamiliar as the familiar that discloses itself at the end of a journey.

3. Darryl Higgins:

   Hiking can be strenuous, it may not be ideal for beginners unfamiliar with uneven terrain.

4. June Jordan:

   All of Western tradition, from the late bloom of the British Empire right through the early doom of Vietnam, dictates that you do something spectacular and irreversible whenever you find yourself in or whenever you impose yourself upon a wholly unfamiliar situation belonging to somebody else. Frequently it's your soul or your honor or your manhood, or democracy itself, at stake.

5. Brian Teta:

   They could only hear( each other) until now, they really haven't missed a beat. And the ladies really just have blown everybody away, because they're able to roll with this and do a version of the show that is very familiar in this very unfamiliar circumstance.