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Recent Examples of uncongenial Short of calling an exterminator, experts suggest the following ways to rid a car, truck or SUV of rodents: One way is to simply make the vehicle uncongenial. Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 Bauer attributes the poverty of the third world to cultural values inimical to productivity: In much of the Third World the political, social, and personal determinants of economic performance are often uncongenial to economic development. Wanjiru Njoya, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2024 The experiment was a flop, the living arrangements spare, the neighbors uncongenial, and the couple was in debt. Brenda Wineapple, The New York Review of Books, 19 Oct. 2022 Someone listening to an uncongenial podcast can turn it off and listen to something else or nothing at all, in total safety. Rich Lowry, National Review, 8 Feb. 2022 People who have broken down barriers thrown up by law, social convention and institutional intolerance tend to make uncongenial company. Star Tribune, 15 Jan. 2021 The Guston affair is a symptom of a society-wide deterioration of trust in institutions and tolerance for uncongenial expression. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2020 The intellectual energy of the galleries fizzled out in this strangely uncongenial, vertical space that was reminiscent of a shopping mall. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2019 But the $250 million Kennedy Center expansion, confined to a small and uncongenial urban footprint, was a significantly more challenging project. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncongenial
Adjective
  • People did not bathe much in those days and by spreading herbs that released pleasant aromas when walked upon, unpleasant odors could be disguised.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 12 June 2025
  • There are some cool moments here, but the overall effect is unpleasant.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • Smears on non-sensor areas of the tiara are like bug debris on your hood, aesthetically unpleasing but not harmful.
    Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 1 Oct. 2019
  • His side's inability to finish off the game against Burnley on the other hand was very unpleasing.
    SI.com, SI.com, 1 Feb. 2018
Adjective
  • Unlike many traditional sunscreens that contain oxybenzone and octinoxate—two common culprits behind coral bleaching—reef-safe formulas skip the harsh stuff in favor of ocean-friendly alternatives that tend to also be gentler on sensitive skin.
    Iman Balagam, Vogue, 16 June 2025
  • Some of them include washing with harsh shampoos, particularly those with sulfates or alcohol; overusing scalp scrubs or clarifying products; and not washing frequently enough.
    Jamie Wilson, Glamour, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • By the nineteen-sixties, the hibakusha identity was established enough, and the condition of Korean survivors bad enough, that a transnational movement started to take shape.
    E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids are making the gap worse.
    Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025

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“Uncongenial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncongenial. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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