UNAMIABLE Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

unamiable

adjective

Definition of unamiable

as in unpleasant

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Recent Examples of unamiable An Indian had stopped by the cabin, drunk but not unamiable, looking for her husband. — The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022

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Adjective

George is being extremely unpleasant toward everyone and seems to be moving toward a breakdown.

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
Consumers across the country have described to CBS California Investigates, and in hundreds of online reviews, their unpleasant experiences at the stores, alleging they were pressured to make purchases worth thousands of dollars.

— Amy Corral, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of unpleasant

Adjective

Mistaking being disagreeable with the act of disagreeing is common - especially in unsafe psychological workplaces.

— Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
There are also a lot of people who have never dreamed of being disagreeable in public, much less considered joining a raucous social movement.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026

Definition of disagreeable

Adjective

But the tournament will also be remembered for a classless and churlish Argentina, which forever stained itself with a thuggish performance in the game and an ungracious one afterward.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Coaches Dawn Staley of South Carolina and Geno Auriemma of UConn had a heated courtside exchange afterward as Auriemma, in character, complained about the officiating and proved an ungracious loser, but at least apologized a day later.

— Greg Cote April 5, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026

Definition of ungracious

Adjective

There's nothing that the kind and tolerant left loves more than being unkind and intolerant towards people who have a different political perspective.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
October's atmospheric downside Even October, however, can occasionally be unkind to stargazers.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of unkind

Adjective

Joyful noise and other, impolite sounds radiated from the sets oscillating between the two sites.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
Simply hide the ninja figures and wait for your unsuspecting victim to walk by when out of nowhere, the motion activation lets loose a very impolite noise sure to have your kids rolling.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of impolite

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