unfriendly

Examples

• All

• Come on, you don't have to be so unfriendly.

  Effects (1979)

• I know Athos may seem cold and unfriendly, but don't let it fool you.

  The Three Musketeers (2011)

• Let's stop being so unfriendly and do this normally.

  Gridlock (2017)

• So... how did he end up living alone in such an unfriendly neighborhood?

  The Demon Deep in Oklahoma (2013)

• I never knew it could look so unfriendly.

  The Sound Barrier (1952)

• The atmosphere of my home is unfriendly.

  Anna Karenina (1935)

• Why so unfriendly, Ms. Fleener?

  Hoosiers (1986)

• I began by smiling up into their unfriendly faces from my place among the flowerbeds.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Mr. Kang looks up from the register and smiles in an unfriendly way.

  Fiction book (2002)

• She's often unfriendly towards new students, making it hard for them to feel welcome.

Synonyms

H

hostile

vsunfriendly

194 4.6

Showing strong dislike or opposition

is milder, describing absence of friendliness rather than clear hostility

U

unkind

vsunfriendly

44 1.0

Not friendly or caring to other people

is broader, covering warmth and friendliness beyond just kindness

U

unfeeling

vsunfriendly

14 5.9

Not showing sympathy or care for other people's feelings

is about warmth and friendliness rather than emotional feeling specifically

U

uncivil

vsunfriendly

9 6.0

Not polite and rude to other people

is about lacking warm friendly feelings rather than mere rudeness

F

frigid

vsunfriendly

8 5.2

Not friendly or warm in how someone acts

is similar but may be less extreme in emotional coldness

D

disagreeable

vsunfriendly

8 5.0

Unfriendly in manner so people feel uncomfortable

is similar but focuses more on lack of warmth than general unpleasantness

U

uncharitable

vsunfriendly

5 6.7

Not kind or generous and quick to judge others harshly

is about lack of friendly warmth rather than moral harshness

U

ungracious

vsunfriendly

4 6.7

Rude and not polite or kind

is less about manners and more about absence of warm feeling

I

inimical

vsunfriendly

• Formal

4 8.9

Unfriendly and likely to harm someone or something

is less strong, meaning simply a lack of friendly warmth rather than harm

U

unwelcoming

vsunfriendly

3 4.5

Not friendly and making people feel unwanted or uncomfortable

is like that but emphasizes personal coldness rather than place or mood

U

unapproachable

vsunfriendly

3 6.6

Not friendly and hard to talk to so people avoid them

is about a general lack of warmth rather than mainly hard to approach

U

unmannerly

vsunfriendly

1 6.3

Not polite and often rude to others

is about lacking warmth rather than merely breaking manners

I

ill-humored

vsunfriendly

• US

1 7.0

Being often in a bad mood and unfriendly

is not tied to mood but to a steady lack of friendly warmth

U

unsympathetic

vsunfriendly

1 5.1

Not a good fit for a person's tastes or skills

focuses on not being warm or supportive rather than mismatch in taste

U

uncordial

vsunfriendly

• Archaic

8.9

Not friendly or warm in behavior

is similar but focuses on general lack of kindness rather than formal warmth

U

uncompanionable

vsunfriendly

8.3

Not friendly and hard to get along with

is broader, covering lack of warmth and behaviour beyond difficulty in company

N

noncharitable

vsunfriendly

6.7

Not showing kindness to other people

is broader, including lack of warmth in behaviour as well as judgment

Antonyms

F

friendly

773 1.0

Kind and helpful toward other people

How Friendly

warm

280 1.0

friendly

773 1.0

reserved

3.7

distant

61 4.9

unfriendly

22 1.9

cold

883 4.4

hostile

194 4.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology