as in hostile
marked by opposition or ill will
the proposal received an unexpectedly inhospitable response from the city council
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Recent Examples of inhospitable
Set five years after Jurassic World Dominion (2022), the planet has become inhospitable for dinosaurs, so those that still exist have become isolated to environments in which their breeds once flourished.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
The film takes place within an inhospitable environment where brushes with outlaws (and the law itself) can lead to death by gunfire.
—Sezin Devi Keohler, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The breakdown of Mars’ magnetic field ultimately made the planet inhospitable.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Death Valley is considered one of the most inhospitable places on the planet, and some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded on Earth were captured inside the park.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
The film takes place within an inhospitable environment where brushes with outlaws (and the law itself) can lead to death by gunfire.
—Sezin Devi Keohler, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The breakdown of Mars’ magnetic field ultimately made the planet inhospitable.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Death Valley is considered one of the most inhospitable places on the planet, and some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded on Earth were captured inside the park.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inhospitable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhospitable
Adjective
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And this is a very hard-line government that has taken a kind of hostile view of everybody in the region.—
Obed Manuel,
NPR,
15 May 2025
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And Marguerite did actually manage to live there for years, scraping together a life on the hostile tundra.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Even with her negative experience, Hamby has noticed a growing shift in support under the current CBA, which is set to expire after this season.—
Anthony De Leon,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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The constant consumption of negative news and content can activate the body's stress response, Aguvaveedi reported.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
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“Inhospitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhospitable. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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