unneighborly
1
7.4
- adjective
- /ʌnˈneɪbərli/
- US
:
antipático
- Ignoring your neighbor's request for help is quite unneighborly behavior.
Examples
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Her unneighborly attitude discouraged others from reaching out.
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His unneighborly remarks made everyone at the meeting uncomfortable.
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Leaving trash in the hallway is a very unneighborly thing to do.
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It's quite unneighborly to ignore someone in need.
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His unneighborly behavior surprised everyone at the meeting.
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It felt very unneighborly when she refused to lend me her lawnmower.
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He was criticized for his unneighborly actions when he reported his neighbors for minor violations.
Synonyms
44
1.0
Not friendly or caring to other people
22
1.9
Not kind or warm to other people
9
6.0
Not polite and rude to other people
7
4.9
Not feeling sorry for someone or caring about their problems
5
6.7
Not kind or generous and quick to judge others harshly
4
6.7
Rude and not polite or kind
4
8.9
Unfriendly and likely to harm someone or something
3
4.5
Not friendly and making people feel unwanted or uncomfortable
1
6.3
Not polite and often rude to others
1
7.2
Not showing good manners toward others
1
8.1
Not kind or fair in how someone treats others
Not willing to help others or do small favors
Not friendly or warm in behavior
Not friendly and hard to get along with
Not showing kindness to other people
Not careful about other people's feelings when you speak or act, making others feel bad
Antonyms
How Neighborly
- US
24
1.6
280
1.0
773
1.0
46
4.4
- US
1
7.4
61
4.9
194
4.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
unneighborly = neighborly (transparent) = un + neighbor + ly
The adjective is formed by adding the productive negative prefix 'un-' to 'neighborly', yielding the straightforward meaning 'not friendly or helpful as a neighbor'.
Etymology
The word unneighborly is made from un- 'not', neighbor 'someone who lives near you', and -ly 'in the way of'. So, since neighbor is about living 'near' someone, unneighborly means 'not friendly or helpful like someone who lives near you'.