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unaccustomed to. unused to, inexperienced in or at, amateurish<br />

at, unpractised in or at, unfamiliar with, uninitiated in:<br />

Unaccustomed as I am to public speaking, I had better be brief.<br />

unadorned adj. plain, simple, unembellished, undecorated, unornamented,<br />

stark, bare, austere: She prefers an unadorned style, without<br />

frills.<br />

unaffected°<br />

adj. genuine, real, sincere, natural, simple, plain,<br />

unpretentious, unassuming, ingenuous, unsophisticated,<br />

unstudied, honest, guileless, artless, unartificial,<br />

straightforward, unfeigned: He conveyed in simple unaffected<br />

language a clear impression of the nightmarish quality of that<br />

day.<br />

unaffectedý<br />

adj. Usually, unaffected by. impervious (to), immune (to),<br />

untouched (by), unmoved (by), unresponsive (to), aloof (to or<br />

from), uninfluenced (by), unimpressed (by), remote (to or from),<br />

cool or cold (to), unconcerned (by), unstirred (by): The<br />

duchess remained totally unaffected by the children's appeals<br />

for help.<br />

unapproachable<br />

adj. 1 distant, remote, aloof, reserved, standoffish, austere,<br />

withdrawn, unfriendly, forbidding, chilly, cool, cold, frigid:<br />

James seems unapproachable, but in fact he's a very warm person.<br />

2 inaccessible, remote, unreachable, out-of-the-way, out of<br />

reach, beyond reach: Her house is unapproachable except from<br />

the sea.<br />

unarmed adj. unprotected, defenceless, weaponless: The army began<br />

shooting unarmed civilians.<br />

un<strong>asked</strong> adj. uninvited, unrequested, undemanded, unsolicited, unsought,<br />

unwanted, unprompted, gratuitous, unbidden, spontaneous,<br />

unwelcome, un<strong>asked</strong> for: I wish he would keep his un<strong>asked</strong><br />

opinions to himself.<br />

unattached<br />

adj. 1 separate, unconnected, detached, independent,<br />

unaffiliated, self-governing, self-regulating, self-regulated,

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