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
The far side of the moon, the term most scientists prefer, is indeed dark (half the time), cold, and inhospitable.
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Harry Goldstein, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2026
Season 4 of The Traitors has proven to be an inhospitable one for gamers, with the first two murder victims being Big Brother and Survivor legends.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Jan. 2026
Many of these organisms are extremophiles, given their ability to survive and thrive in normally inhospitable environments.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026
But when neighboring beaches were desegregated in 1964, the park shuttered and eventually, after decades of abandonment, became inhospitable.
—Essence, 5 Jan. 2026
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Harry Goldstein, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2026
Season 4 of The Traitors has proven to be an inhospitable one for gamers, with the first two murder victims being Big Brother and Survivor legends.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Jan. 2026
Many of these organisms are extremophiles, given their ability to survive and thrive in normally inhospitable environments.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026
But when neighboring beaches were desegregated in 1964, the park shuttered and eventually, after decades of abandonment, became inhospitable.
—Essence, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhospitable
Adjective
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Handling a hostile environment Texas coach Jim Schlossnagle said his team knew what to expect from Bobcat Ballpark.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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Brasília was built from scratch, in the middle of nowhere, in the hostile climate of the Cerrado—a savanna-like biome—hundreds of miles from any highway, railway, or airport.—
Sophia La Banca,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Their advocacy reflects a growing consensus that social media’s negative effects on kids’ mental health and social lives outweigh the benefits.—
Ramesh Ponnuru,
Washington Post,
12 Mar. 2026
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Average negative evaluation stood at 67 percent.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Inhospitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhospitable. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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