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inhospitable

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Synonyms & Antonyms of inhospitable

marked by opposition or ill will

the proposal received an unexpectedly inhospitable response from the city council

Synonyms for inhospitable

adversarial,
adversary,
antagonistic,
antipathetic,
hostile,
inimical,
jaundiced,
mortal,
negative,
unfriendly,
unsympathetic

Words Related to inhospitable

adverse,
argumentative,
bellicose,
belligerent,
clashing,
combative,
conflicting,
contentious,
contrary,
disputatious,
militant,
opposed,
pugnacious,
quarrelsome,
resisting,
scrappy,
truculent

antisocial,
cold,
cool,
disagreeable,
disapproving,
distant,
frigid,
icy

biased,
prejudiced

discourteous,
ill-bred,
ill-mannered,
impertinent,
impolite,
inconsiderate,
rude,
surly,
uncivil,
unfavorable,
unkind,
unmannerly,
unpleasant,
unsociable

acrimonious,
bitter,
despiteful,
hateful,
malevolent,
malicious,
malign,
malignant,
opprobrious,
rancorous,
spiteful,
unloving,
vindictive,
virulent

Near Antonyms for inhospitable

affable,
amiable,
amicable,
civil,
companionable,
comradely,
convivial,
cordial,
genial,
good-natured,
good-tempered,
gracious,
gregarious,
neighborly,
pleasant,
sociable,
social,
warm

affectionate,
devoted,
kind,
kindly,
loving,
nice,
sweet

accepting,
agreeable,
approving,
benign,
empathetic,
favorable,
understanding,
warmhearted,
welcoming

Antonyms for inhospitable

friendly,
hospitable,
nonantagonistic,
nonhostile,
sympathetic

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The first known use of inhospitable was circa 1570

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