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uncongenial
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uncongenial
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | incompatible |
| Synonyms: | asocial, disagreeable, discordant, discourteous, incongruous, inharmonious, uncivil, ungregarious, unpleasant, unsociable |
| Antonyms: | congenial |
| Main Entry: | disobliging |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rude, annoying |
| Synonyms: | awkward, disagreeable, discourteous, ill-disposed, ill-natured, unaccommodating, unamiable, uncivil, uncongenial, uncooperative, unhelpful, unpleasant |
| Antonyms: | accommodating, agreeable, civil, cooperative, courteous, mannered, mannerly, polite |
| Main Entry: | incompatible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | antagonistic, contradictory |
| Synonyms: | adverse, antipathetic, antipodal, antithetical, clashing, conflicting, contrary, counter, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, disparate, factious, inadmissible, inappropriate, incoherent, inconformable, incongruous, inconsistent, inconsonant, inconstant, irreconcilable, jarring, marching to a different drummer, mismatched, night and day, offbeat, opposed, opposite, poles apart, unadapted, uncongenial, unsuitable, unsuited, warring, whale of difference |
| Antonyms: | compatible, consonant, harmonious, loving, suited, well-matched |
| Main Entry: | inhospitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unfriendly |
| Synonyms: | brusque, cold, cool, hostile, rude, short, uncongenial, unfavorable, ungenerous, unkind, unreceptive, unsociable, unwelcoming |
| Antonyms: | friendly, generous, hospitable, kind |
| Main Entry: | unfit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not appropriate or suited |
| Synonyms: | below par, can't make the grade, debilitated, decrepit, discordant, down, dragging, feeble, flimsy, ill-adapted, ill-equipped, ill-suited, improper, inadequate, inapplicable, inappropriate, incompatible, incongruous, incorrect, ineffective, inexpedient, infelicitous, inharmonious, laid low, mistaken, not fit, out of element, out of place, out of shape, poorly, rocky, unbecoming, uncongenial, uncool, unhealthy, unlikely, unmeet, unpromising, unsuitable, unsuited, useless, valueless |
| Antonyms: | appropriate, fit, suitable |
| Main Entry: | unfriendly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nasty, hostile |
| Synonyms: | acrimonious, against, alien, aloof, antagonistic, antisocial, censorious, chilly, cold, combative, competitive, conflicting, contrary, disaffected, disagreeable, distant, estranged, grouchy, grudging, gruff, hateful, ill-disposed, inauspicious, inhospitable, inimical, malicious, malignant, misanthropic, not on speaking terms, opposed, opposite, quarrelsome, sour, spiteful, surly, uncharitable, uncongenial, unfavorable, unneighborly, unpropitious, unsociable, vengeful, warlike |
| Antonyms: | approachable, friendly, kind, nice, sociable |
| Main Entry: | unsociable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unfriendly |
| Synonyms: | aloof, antagonistic, brooding, cold, cool, distant, easy-going, hostile, inaccessible, inhospitable, introverted, laid-back*, nongregarious, recessive, reclusive, reserved, retiring, secretive, sensitive, shy, standoffish, stuck-up, timid, unapproachable, unbending, uncommunicative, uncongenial, unforthcoming, unneighborly, unsocial, uppity, withdrawn |
| Notes: | to be antisocial is to be hostile to or disruptive of the established social order, marked by or engaging in behavior that violates accepted mores; while being unsociable means one is not disposed to seek the company of others or is reserved |
| Antonyms: | approachable, friendly, nice, sociable, social |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unsympathetic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without agreement in feeling |
| Synonyms: | aloof, antipathetic, apathetic, aversive, callous, cold, cold-blooded, cool, cruel, disinterested, frigid, halfhearted, hard, harsh, heartless, icy, indifferent, insensitive, lukewarm, mean, nasty, obdurate, repellent, repugnant, stony, tough, uncompassionate, unconcerned, uncongenial, unemotional, unfeeling, unkind, unmoved, unpitying, unpleasant, unresponsive |
| Antonyms: | kind, merciful, sympathetic |
| Main Entry: | uncompassionate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unsympathetic |
| Synonyms: | aloof, antipathetic, apathetic, aversive, callous, cold*, cold-blooded, cool*, cruel, disinterested, frigid, halfhearted, hard, harsh, heartless, icy*, indifferent, insensitive, lukewarm, mean, nasty, obdurate, repellent, repugnant, stony, tough*, uncaring, uncharitable, unconcerned, uncongenial, unemotional, unfeeling, unkind, unmoved, unpitying, unpleasant, unresponsive, unstirred, untouched |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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