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Meaning of unfriendly in English

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    unfriendly

    Definitions

    1. lacking warmth of feeling

    Examples

    • « a chilly greeting »
    • « an unfriendly manner »

    Synonyms

    • cool
  2. 2. not friendly

    Examples

    • « an unfriendly act of aggression »
    • « an inimical critic »

    Synonyms

    • hostile
  3. 3. very unfavorable to life or growth

    Examples

    • « a hostile climate »
    • « an uncongenial atmosphere »
    • « an uncongenial soil »
    • « the unfriendly environment at high altitudes »

    Synonyms

    • inhospitable
  4. Qualitative Adjective

    unfriendly

    Definitions

    1. not easy to understand or use

    Examples

    • « user-unfriendly »

    Antonyms

    • friendly
  5. 2. not disposed to friendship or friendliness

    Examples

    • « an unfriendly coldness of manner »
    • « an unfriendly action to take »

    Synonyms

    • beetle-browed
    • scowling
    • hostile
    • uncordial
    • unneighborly
    • unneighbourly

    Antonyms

    • friendly

See also

  • cool
  • hostile
  • inhospitable
  • uncongenial
  • unsociable

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