unobliging
1
7.8
Not willing to help others or do small favors
- adjective
- /ˌʌnəˈblaɪdʒɪŋ/
:
desconsiderado
- The customer service representative was unobliging and refused to help with my issue.
Examples
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Sorry to be so unobliging.
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The thesaurus is most unobliging in this matter.
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He was very unobliging when asked for assistance with the project.
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Her unobliging attitude made it difficult for the team to collaborate effectively.
Synonyms
uncooperative
vsunobliging
21
4.5
Not willing to help or work with others
is wider, covering not helping beyond teamwork situations
disobliging
vsunobliging
1
8.1
Not willing to help others or do them favors
is the broader refusal that may not always be intentional
unaccommodating
vsunobliging
1
7.0
Not willing to help or change plans for others
focuses more on refusing to do favors or be helpful
Antonyms
How Helpful
obliging
5
4.1
5
4.1
helpful
722
1.0
722
1.0
reluctant
216
3.5
216
3.5
unobliging
1
7.8
1
7.8
uncooperative
21
4.5
21
4.5
obstructive
6
6.2
6
6.2
Surface Forms
unobliging positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word unobliging begins with un- meaning 'not' and comes from oblige, a word that once meant 'to bind' and later came to mean 'to do a favor'. So unobliging describes someone who is not willing to help or do favors.