Synonyms for unfriendly
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhn-frend-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈfrɛnd li |
Top 10 synonyms for unfriendly Other synonyms for the word unfriendly
- antisocial
- censorious
- cold
- competitive
- conflicting
- contrary
- disaffected
- disagreeable
- distant
- estranged
- grouchy
- grudging
- gruff
- ill-disposed
- inauspicious
- inimical
- malicious
- malignant
- misanthropic
- not on speaking terms
- opposed
- opposite
- quarrelsome
- sour
- spiteful
- surly
- uncharitable
- uncongenial
- unneighborly
- unpropitious
- unsociable
- vengeful
- warlike
Définition of unfriendly
Origin :- early 15c., "not characteristic of friends," from un- (1) "not" + friendly. Cf. Middle Dutch onvriendelijc, Middle High German unvriuntlich, German unfreundlich. Meaning "hostile, inimical" is recorded from late 15c. Related: Unfriendliness.
- adj nasty, hostile
- It was not unfriendly; it was, indeed, consistently respectful, almost reverential.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Sometimes it is conferred by an unfriendly and inconsiderate hand.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- Mulready started and fixed him with a troubled and unfriendly stare.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- It must come to a friendly agreement, or an unfriendly crash.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- Wisdom will never let us stand with any man or men on an unfriendly footing.
- Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- If her reception of him was not expressedly friendly, neither was it unfriendly.
- Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
- It suited his temperament, which was austere but not unfriendly.
- Extract from : « Forever » by Robert Sheckley
- His tone was not unfriendly, yet it was of dignified finality.
- Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
- But all the same “jailer” was a funny name to give a man; unkind, unfriendly, nasty.
- Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
- This time the second mate made in his throat a noise of an unfriendly nature.
- Extract from : « Typhoon » by Joseph Conrad
Antonyms for unfriendly
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