unsympathetic
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6.6
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˈsɪmpəˌθɛtɪk/
- Literature
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antipático
- The unsympathetic villain in the story made it hard for the audience to feel any compassion for his plight.
- an unsympathetic character
You know, it could have very easily turned out that this guy was unlikable or just completely unsympathetic.
- You know, it could have very easily turned out that this guy was unlikable or just completely unsympathetic.
Examples
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Margot is a frustrating character, but she's not an unsympathetic one.
Blog text (34) -
Let me follow up with my stance on Llewellen as an unsympathetic character if that is okay.
Blog text (20) -
So for some reason, I think they are setting him up to look unsympathetic.
Blog text (29) -
Does anyone else see Llewellen as a completely unsympathetic character?
Blog text (20) -
It's much more about my distaste for dull, unsympathetic characters.
Blog text (24) -
I'm sorry, but for me, JC's vision for Sam has turned Sam into an unsympathetic jerk!
Blog text (27) -
Judy's shiny green eyes turn up toward her grandfather, as if she expects him to make an unsympathetic response.
Fiction book (1990) -
The fact that Lori is being painted as so unsympathetic doesn't exactly bode well for her mortality.
Blog text (28) -
There, Josephine would live a solitary life, spending her days alone, restricted to a diet of condensed soup, and separate from her aloof son and his unsympathetic wife.
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There will always be an art critic somewhere to call you a boor, an unsympathetic, unfeeling capitalist blockhead incapable of appreciating true art.
Synonyms
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4.1
Not showing kindness or sympathy to others
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1.0
Not friendly or caring to other people
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1.9
Not kind or warm to other people
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4.1
Not attractive, pleasant, or interesting
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5.9
Not showing sympathy or care for other people's feelings
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4.2
Someone or something that is hard to like because they have qualities people dislike
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6.0
Showing no care or sympathy for other people
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7.2
Not showing any feeling or kindness to others
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6.0
Not attractive and unpleasant to see or hear
Not showing care or understanding for other people's feelings
Not showing kindness or mercy when others suffer
Antonyms
How Sympathetic
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3.4
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3.5
- US
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1.0
20
3.5
- Literature
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6.6
20
6.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
unsympathetic = sympathetic (transparent) = un + sympathy
Formed by the productive prefix 'un-' added to the familiar adjective 'sympathetic', producing a directly negated meaning.
Etymology
Unsympathetic comes from un- 'not' plus sympathetic (from syn- 'together' and pathos 'feeling'), so it can mean 'not making others feel with you'. This explains why a character or situation called unsympathetic fails to win the reader's sympathy or approval.