unfriendly

[uhn-frend-lee] / ʌnˈfrɛnd li /

ADJECTIVE

nasty, hostile

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 not on speaking terms 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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Historically, there’s always been this friendly or maybe unfriendly competition between people.

From Los Angeles Times

Until recently, achieving big impact at close range in unfriendly territory generally required putting elite career operatives directly in harm’s way.

From The Wall Street Journal

Looking ahead: “The labor market is holding on, though it remains fairly unfriendly to job seekers,” said Elizabeth Renter, senior economist at NerdWallet.

From MarketWatch

According to him, in August 2023, his aide returned to Japan to visit his family, and returned to Budapest three weeks later "a changed man", tense, and unfriendly.

From BBC

unfriendly

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