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Examples of unfriendly in a Sentence
They were very unfriendly to us.
the unfriendly looks quickly warmed when we were recognized as long-unseen relatives
Recent Examples of unfriendly from the Web
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Mark down Saturday night, Aug. 26, at Gateway Motorsports Park as the night the Team Penske sandbox got a whole lot more unfriendly.
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In an attempt to consolidate his power statewide, Warmoth pushed to install political appointees in unfriendly municipalities, and if that didn't work, subsume these jurisdictions into adjacent cities.
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Once an environmentally-unfriendly behemoth, the crane has finally come full-circle as an ultra-functional, sustainable space.
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Their company, however, sounds decidedly unfriendly to any and all people who happened to be located within the same building as their corporate headquarters.
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The NAACP national convention passed a resolution a few days ago generally unfriendly to charters.
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What could be so valuable that Leo, a passionate environmentalist, would stoop to using such an environmentally-unfriendly receptacle?
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Facing an unfriendly, impenetrable median, pedestrians are forced to trudge to the nearest crosswalk.
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With a young and unproven pitching staff trying to navigate the unfriendly world that is Coors Field and a tough NL West, Black has been a steady hand.
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First Known Use of unfriendly
15th century
unfriendly Synonyms
Synonyms
antiseptic, arctic, brittle, chill, chilly, clammy, cold-blooded, cold-eyed, coldish, cool, frigid, frosty, frozen, gelid, glacial, hard-eyed, icy, cold, unsympathetic, wintry (also wintery)Antonyms
cordial, friendly, genial, happy, hearty, sympathetic, warm, warm-blooded, warmheartedRelated Words
bloodless, coldhearted, hard-hearted, heartless, kindless, pitiless, uncaring, unfeeling; reserved, soulless, undemonstrative, unemotional, unresponsive; apathetic, indifferent, unenthusiastic, uninterested; aloof, detached, dispassionate, impersonal, offish, standoffish; antisocial, unsociable, unsocialNear Antonyms
compassionate, kind, kindhearted; demonstrative, emotional, expressive; eager, enthusiastic, passionateUNFRIENDLY Defined for English Language Learners
unfriendly
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adjective
Definition of unfriendly for English Language Learners
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: not kind or helpful
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: not showing kind or friendly feelings
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: harmful or unpleasant
UNFRIENDLY Defined for Kids
unfriendly
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adjective
un·friend·ly
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ˌən-ˈfrend-lē
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Definition of unfriendly for Students
unfriendlier;
unfriendliest
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:not friendly or kind
- an unfriendly glance
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:not agreeable :unfavorable
- unfriendly conditions
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