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(adj)
Not congenial, compatible or sympathetic.
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(of a place) Not offering shelter; barren or forbidding. [from 17th c.]
Not neighbourly; antisocial.
Alternative spelling of unneighbourly. [Not neighbourly; antisocial.]
Not cordial.
Unfriendly, hostile.
Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
(especially American English) Having thick, large, or projecting eyebrows.
(n)
The act of giving a scowl.
(informal, of a person) Knowing what to do and how to behave; behaving with effortless and enviable style and panache; considered popular by others.
Cold enough to cause discomfort.
Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, or place.
Unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt.
US standard spelling of unfavourable. [Serving to hinder or oppose; adverse, disadvantageous, inconducive, unsuitable.]
Unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous.
Not adequate; lacking in quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
(UK) Ill, unwell, sick.
Having a repugnance or opposition of mind.
Contending or acting against.
Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
Characterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing.
Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.
(of a thing) Having a low temperature.
Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
Covered with sharp points.
Aloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendly.
Lacking in hospitality, accessibility and cordiality.
not desiring the company of others
Far off (physically, logically or mentally).
Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.
Causing repugnance; unpleasant to the feelings or senses; displeasing.
Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm.
Not much disposed towards somebody or something; unsympathetic.
Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed.
Not friendly.
Alternative form of nonfriendly. [Not friendly.]
Not amicable; unfriendly or hostile.
(adv)
In an unkind manner.
Like, resembling, or characteristic of an enemy; unfriendly; hostile.
Not comradely; unfriendly.
Not amiable; not likable.
Not affable.
(obsolete) Not amiable; unfriendly.
(obsolete) Inimical; unfriendly, hostile.
(poetic) unfriendly; hostile
(US, rare) Inimical (harmful, hostile).
Not benevolent.
Not disposed to affection; unfriendly.
Not hostile.
Not gracious; unkind or cold-hearted.
Not benignant.
Not inviting, not attractive, not welcoming.
Not hospitable.
Not inimical.
Unable to be befriended.
A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
Not pleasant.
Somewhat or partly hostile.
(rare) Inimical.
Not benign; malevolent.
Not accessible or able to be reached.
Not seeking or showing the desire for the company of others; inhospitable.
Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful.
(rare) Not mean (all senses).
Not sympathetic; ill-disposed
Synonym of bad-tempered: easily or characteristically angered.
Not favourable; unfavourable.
Not hostile; free of hostility
Not likable.
Not complimentary; negative or insulting.
Not congenial.
Serving to hinder or oppose; adverse, disadvantageous, inconducive, unsuitable.
Not favorable
Not endearing.
Not friendlike.
(colloquial) Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious.
Alternative spelling of unlikable. [Not likable.]
(obsolete) Unpleasant; disagreeable.
(rare) Not nice; unpleasant.
Not sociable or companionable.
aloof and standoffish
Not providing help or assistance; not helpful.
Not wanted; unwelcome.
Not having been welcomed.
A state or other armed participant in warfare
Not hateful.
Not welcome.
Not positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable.
Not supportive.
Disagreeable; unpleasant.
Not helpful; unhelpful.
Not malevolent.
not amicable
Alternative form of disfavourable. [Not favourable; unfavourable.]