unfriendly
5
4.2
- adjective
- /ʌnˈfrɛndli/
:
inhóspito
- The stone building, with a roof of red, is cold and unfriendly; the walls are dead.
I found it really cold, sharp, unfriendly and dark.
- I found it really cold, sharp, unfriendly and dark.
Examples
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The desert remains harsh and unfriendly... ...all the way.
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My family had just relocated to the cold and, according to nine-year-old me, unfriendly coastal town of Westport, Massachusetts.
Fiction book (1998) -
I found it really cold, sharp, unfriendly and dark.
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I think what is weak is the unfriendly environment at the service delivery points.
Blog text (12) -
It's nasty work in an unfriendly country.
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The trees are barren, which gives them an unfriendly look.
Fiction book (1990) -
I live about an hour north of Madison, WI, and my city is pretty unfriendly to dogs, unfortunately.
Blog text (29) -
For most hostel residents, the township is a hostile and unfriendly environment.
Academic text (1998) -
The Pilgrims, who established the Plymouth Bay Colony in December 1620, discovered a land as harsh and unfriendly as any trans-Atlantic voyager could have imagined.
Academic text (2014) -
The scientist studied how plants can survive in unfriendly environments like deserts.
Synonyms
69
5.2
Very bad for life, growth, or success
31
4.5
Not good for success or approval
18
6.1
Not safe or suitable for people to live in
14
7.0
Not welcoming and difficult to live in or visit
4
8.9
Unfriendly and likely to harm someone or something
1
8.0
Not pleasant for a person, place, or situation
Not likely to help something happen or develop
Antonyms
How Hospitable
66
1.0
11
4.4
172
1.8
5
4.2
14
7.0
57
4.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unfriendly is also formed from un- 'not' plus friendly, and it can describe places or conditions that are 'not friendly' to life, so we call a harsh desert or very cold place unfriendly because it is not good for plants or people.