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not on speaking terms

ADJECTIVE

unfriendly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

antagonistic chilly combative hateful inhospitable unfavorable

WEAK

acrimonious against alien aloof antisocial censorious cold competitive conflicting contrary disaffected disagreeable distant grouchy grudging gruff ill-disposed inauspicious inimical malicious malignant misanthropic opposed opposite quarrelsome sour spiteful surly uncharitable uncongenial unneighborly unpropitious unsociable vengeful warlike

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreeable friendly kind nice

WEAK

approachable sociable

Example Sentences

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The two nonprofits are not on speaking terms, said Silverio.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2023

Mr. Pence, who is not on speaking terms with Mr. Trump, endorsed Ms. Kleefisch, who had also won the backing of the state’s GOP establishment.

From Washington Times • Aug. 10, 2022

By this point, Hadley was not on speaking terms with the Kemp brothers, and for a number of years a reunion seemed like an impossibility.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2017

“We were not on speaking terms for a little while,” she said, “but that’s not because of the transition.”

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2017

An innocent teenager in the middle of God’s green hell with no telephone, and not on speaking terms with her parents?

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

not on speaking terms

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