Strange
Strange adjective - Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion.
Unfamiliar with and strange are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unfamiliar with" instead an adjective "Strange".
Unfamiliar with
Unfamiliar with adjective - Having little or no knowledge of.
Strange and unfamiliar with are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Strange" instead an adjective "Unfamiliar with".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Craig Raine's poem A Martian Sends a Postcard Home described various common earthly things using strange metaphors and interpretations, as if viewed by an entity unfamiliar with them.
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Fish out of Water: Due to answering a summons that wasn't even meant for him, Erio ends up in a strange place he's unfamiliar with.
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In season 4 Xev was unfamiliar with the concept of burial, and thought it was strange.
Source: Series / Lexx
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