unloving
2
5.6
- adjective
- /ʌnˈlʌvɪŋ/
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- After years of neglect, she realized her parents had been unloving, leaving her feeling unwanted.
- unloving parents
- cold and unloving
- selfish and unloving
It would have been unloving on his part to demand that from you.
- It would have been unloving on his part to demand that from you.
- That doesn't make you an unkind, uncaring, unloving human being.
- But this, this, this world is chaotic and it's brutal and it can be really unloving.
- So Russell Barkley said people who need the most love often ask for it in the most unloving ways.
- There's a beautiful thought from Russell Barkley where he said that the people who need the most love often ask for it in the most unloving ways.
- If you introduce into that field your own stuff, your own unloving stuff, people can feel that as well.
Examples
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It would have been unloving on his part to demand that from you.
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Only the most unloving and unreasonable spouse demands, "Get out with the clothes on your back."
Blog text (1) -
Do you really think it's healthy for kids to see two unloving parents?
Blog text (19) -
I know my words and tone are harsh and unloving, but I want men and women to learn and grow.
Blog text (31) -
He's a cold, unloving sort of fish.
Fiction book (1990) -
You accuse others of being unloving for your child, but deny or ignore the fact that you are being rude.
Blog text (4) -
You come across as proud, close-minded, hard-hearted, and unloving.
Blog text (1) -
In that context, I understood the lyrics to be addressing children whose parents had been unloving or emotionally abusive.
Academic text (2015) -
The Princess accuses the Queen of being an unloving mother who puts her lust over her child's lifelong happiness.
Academic text (2012) -
We've allowed other, unbiblical, ungodly, unloving voices to carry the 'Christian' torch for the last thirty years.
Blog text (33)
Synonyms
883
4.4
Unfriendly and distant in feeling or action
699
2.2
Unkind and cruel toward other people
79
4.1
Not showing kindness or sympathy to others
44
1.0
Not friendly or caring to other people
22
1.9
Not kind or warm to other people
18
4.2
Not showing concern for other people's feelings or needs
14
4.2
Having no love or warm feelings
14
5.9
Not showing sympathy or care for other people's feelings
7
4.9
Not feeling sorry for someone or caring about their problems
4
7.2
Not showing any feeling or kindness to others
4
6.0
Showing no care or sympathy for other people
1
6.5
Not showing love or warm feelings to others
Does not feel or show care for other people
Not showing kindness or mercy when others suffer
Antonyms
How Loving
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unloving is formed from the negative prefix un- meaning 'not' and love, so it literally means 'not loving' or 'not showing affection'. That's why someone described as unloving seems cold and lacks warmth or kindness.