Unaccustomed is normally followed by to before a noun, pronoun, or verb in -ing form. In usually introduces a separate place or situation phrase, not the adjective pattern itself.
The standard pattern is unaccustomed to something or unaccustomed to doing something. Unaccustomed in is not normally used as the direct complement of the adjective, but in can appear later as a separate phrase of place or situation.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use to before a noun or pronoun to describe a lack of experience or familiarity.
Use to followed by a verb in -ing form for activities or routines.
In may describe where someone feels unaccustomed, but it is not the complement selected by unaccustomed.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
After unaccustomed to, use a noun or an -ing form, not a base verb.
✕ She is unaccustomed to drive at night. ✓ She is unaccustomed to driving at night.Use to for the direct complement of the adjective.
✕ They are unaccustomed in cold weather. ✓ They are unaccustomed to cold weather.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Yes. Use to plus a verb in -ing form, such as unaccustomed to travelling alone.
Not as the usual adjective pattern. In can introduce a separate place or situation phrase.
Common opposites include accustomed to and used to.
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