unintuitively
- adverb
- /ˌʌnɪnˈtjuːɪtɪvli/
:
de manera no intuitiva
- Some websites are designed unintuitively, making it hard for visitors to find important information.
Examples
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He found the controls on the new phone worked unintuitively compared to his old device.
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The instructions were written so unintuitively that even experienced users struggled to follow them.
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The instructions were written unintuitively.
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Why did they design it so unintuitively?
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The instructions were written unintuitively, making it difficult for us to follow them correctly.
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She unintuitively chose the most complex route instead of the simpler one.
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Although it seemed straightforward, the calculation was unintuitively challenging.
Synonyms
29
6.9
In a way that cannot be explained or understood
18
7.2
In a way that seems opposite to what you expect
5
6.7
In a way that is not clear or logical
3
7.7
For no clear reason
3
4.0
In a way that makes it hard to understand
2
8.0
It is very hard to understand
2
8.1
In a way that is very hard to understand
1
7.9
In a way that is the opposite of what you expect
1
8.4
In a way that is very surprising and hard to understand
1
6.9
In a way that people cannot understand
1
8.2
In a confusing way that makes something hard to understand
1
9.6
In a way that hides what someone feels and is hard to understand
1
7.9
In a way that is hard to understand
1
8.4
In a way that is very confusing and hard to understand
1
6.1
In a way that is confusing and hard to understand
1
7.9
In a way that makes something hard to understand
1
8.0
In a way that is confusing and hard to understand
In a way that makes something hard to understand
Antonyms
How Intuitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
unintuitively = intuitively (transparent) = un + intuit + ive + ly
The meaning is directly derived from 'intuitively' by adding the prefix 'un-' to indicate the opposite.
Etymology
Unintuitively breaks into un- meaning 'not' and intuitive, from intuition meaning 'to understand without thinking' or a 'gut feeling'. So if something is done unintuitively, it is done in a way that does 'not' match your first, natural guess and therefore feels hard to understand.