unfamiliar to vs unfamiliar with

Both "unfamiliar to" and "unfamiliar with" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Unfamiliar with" is more commonly used when referring to a lack of knowledge or experience about something, while "unfamiliar to" is used when something is not known or recognized by someone.

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unfamiliar to

This phrase is correct and is used when something is not known or recognized by someone.

This phrase is used to indicate that something is not known or recognized by someone. For example, "This place is unfamiliar to me."

Examples:

The new technology was unfamiliar to most of the employees.
The customs of this country are unfamiliar to me.
The language spoken in that region is unfamiliar to her.
The concept was unfamiliar to the students.
The landscape was unfamiliar to the travelers.

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But such guilt... it is not unfamiliar to him.
The name is unfamiliar to me.
The word is unfamiliar to me.
Naturally, these rifles were quite unfamiliar to the Indians.
You come here, unfamiliar to me, and make claims.
I'm afraid that name's unfamiliar to me.
This is a characteristic which would be entirely unfamiliar to him.
Yet this activity is underestimated, in my opinion and too unfamiliar to the public.
Your name is not unfamiliar to me...
I know that this is unfamiliar to many of you.
The speakers often forget that many of the terms and concepts they live with are completely unfamiliar to their audiences.
I can read at the same pace I always have, and there are no words that are unfamiliar to me.
The fraction of code that you captured here is not entirely unfamiliar to me.
There will not, however, be very much of that healthy competition as long as employment policy and the 'Luxembourg process' are as unfamiliar to people as they are at present.
The strategy, in so far as there is one, is unfamiliar to the general public, workers and enterprises.
Finally, I shall take the example of a Member State which is not entirely unfamiliar to Mr Caudron, thereby referring to the debate on public services.
Many Member States are falling behind with their transposition schedules, and where national legislation complies with the European directives, it is unfamiliar to the general public and not properly implemented.
He was doing it for some other reason, some reason that was unfamiliar to him.
The Palace was unfamiliar to you in the beginning, but... now the outside world is becoming unfamiliar.
The economic and budgetary conditions that all the Member States are currently experiencing are not unfamiliar to Parliament, and it should show budgetary responsibility and restraint in the 2012 financial year while maintaining the level of quality of its work.

Alternatives:

unfamiliar with

unfamiliar with

This phrase is correct and is commonly used when referring to a lack of knowledge or experience about something.

This phrase is used to indicate a lack of knowledge or experience about something. For example, "I am unfamiliar with the new software."