unsupportive
adjective
un·sup·port·ive
ˌən-sə-ˈpȯr-tiv 
: not providing support : not supportive
But any personal gain I may have realized as a result of this environment is tempered by a public attitude toward teaching that is not only unsupportive but at times antagonistic.—
Howard Karlitz
Howard KarlitzThey were unsupportive of her decision.
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Jurisdictions with an unsupportive energy policy risk being left behind.
—Mark Le Dain, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Do not wear flip-flops or other unsupportive footwear when walking long distances, doing yard work, or playing sports.
—Sarah Richards, Verywell Health, 3 June 2025
Shauna secures a spot on the world's most unsupportive partner list.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
That rising anxiety was captured in a post-election survey from UCLA’s Williams Institute which found that nearly half of transgender people had already fled unsupportive communities and nearly 1 in 4 were considering uprooting their lives.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 3 June 2025
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Mark Le Dain, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Do not wear flip-flops or other unsupportive footwear when walking long distances, doing yard work, or playing sports.
—Sarah Richards, Verywell Health, 3 June 2025
Shauna secures a spot on the world's most unsupportive partner list.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
That rising anxiety was captured in a post-election survey from UCLA’s Williams Institute which found that nearly half of transgender people had already fled unsupportive communities and nearly 1 in 4 were considering uprooting their lives.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsupportive
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“Unsupportive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsupportive. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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