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