unsupportive

adjective

un·​sup·​port·​ive ˌən-sə-ˈpȯr-tiv 

: not providing support : not supportive

… President Lyndon B. Johnson … faced an often unsupportive Congress … to push through the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.

—John Hope Bryant

They were unsupportive of her decision.

Examples of unsupportive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Key reasons for leaving include unsupportive environments, poor work-life balance, and values misalignment, far beyond just salary. — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Consequently, my ankles swell and ache within an hour of wearing unsupportive shoes. — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 24 July 2026

Trump has also attempted to makeover parts of Washington DC, but Americans polled in April were largely unsupportive of the president's renovation and construction projects. — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 23 June 2026

There's nothing more anti-American and unsupportive than that. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unsupportive

• abortive
• supportive
• sportive