Synonyms of inhospitable

inhospitable

adjective

ˌin-(ˌ)hä-ˈspi-tə-bəl 

as in hostile

marked by opposition or ill will

the proposal received an unexpectedly inhospitable response from the city council

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hostile
• negative
• adverse
• contentious
• unfavorable
• unfriendly
• unpleasant
• antagonistic
• inimical
• opposed
• adversarial
• adversary
• unsympathetic
• antipathetic
• conflicting
• frigid
• mortal
• icy
• jaundiced
• militant
• contrary
• belligerent
• disagreeable
• distant
• combative
• pugnacious
• malicious
• resisting
• rude
• bellicose
• antisocial
• cold
• truculent
• quarrelsome
• unkind
• hateful
• disputatious
• scrappy
• argumentative
• discourteous
• clashing
• bitter
• disapproving
• impolite
• biased
• unsociable
• inconsiderate
• malignant
• uncivil
• cool
• surly
• virulent
• unmannerly
• prejudiced
• vindictive
• malevolent
• spiteful
• acrimonious
• unloving
• impertinent
• malign
• rancorous
• ill-mannered
• opprobrious
• ill-bred
• despiteful

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hospitable
• sympathetic
• friendly
• warm
• social
• pleasant
• civil
• amiable
• gracious
• convivial
• nonhostile
• cordial
• amicable
• affable
• gregarious
• genial
• neighborly
• companionable
• sociable
• kind
• sweet
• loving
• affectionate
• nice
• favorable
• nonantagonistic
• benign
• good-natured
• kindly
• devoted
• agreeable
• accepting
• welcoming
• good-tempered
• comradely
• empathetic
• understanding
• warmhearted
• approving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inhospitable

In the mid-19th century, a family of Dutch-Afrikaans homesteaders sets out to cross the inhospitable terrain of the Kalahari Desert along with their backer, a boorish Brit whose avarice and bigotry loom large over the journey. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 July 2026

That said, in some years Apple has introduced a neat extra which may be useful if this time means an inhospitable hour. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

One key to removing them from your garden is to make their habitat inhospitable by removing low-hanging leaves, rocks and weeds that provide that shade. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 7 July 2026

The remote, inhospitable terrain serves as a natural biological barrier, though hundreds of thousands of migrants traverse the gap every year. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 July 2026