uncultivable

adjective

Definition of uncultivablenext
as in inhospitable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncultivable
  1. inhospitable
  2. lifeless
  3. untillable
  4. bleak
  5. unfertile
  6. depleted
  7. consumed
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of inhospitable
Adjective
  • Signs of tachinid activity include lifeless caterpillars or thin, brown chrysalises, sometimes with silk threads indicating larval emergence.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
  • There’s no sugarcoating how lifeless the offense looked this weekend.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Definition of lifeless
Adjective
  • The team meticulously marks, measures, and photographs each crater and depression, all the while brushing off questions from villagers befuddled by the interest in this barren, untillable plot of land.
    — Kathleen McLaughlin, Science | AAAS, 21 June 2017
Definition of untillable
Adjective
  • Outside of Duran’s efforts, though, the Rangers’ offense was bleak.
    — Cal Phillips Updated July 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2026
  • Indeed, Brocka insists on escapist fantasies in a world that otherwise offers no escape, which, in my view, is more hopeful than bleak — and, in turn, allows this kind of gritty sensuality to persist in his ever-enduring, luminous cinema.
    — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
Definition of bleak
Adjective
  • Movies based on videogames, once unfertile IP for Hollywood at the box office, have blossomed in recent years.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 9 June 2025
Definition of unfertile
Adjective
  • Those initiatives may improve efficiency, but efficiency alone cannot restore depleted cognitive capacity.
    — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • In a stark contrast to their usual way of operating, the Golden Knights sent out several players to add draft picks to their depleted stockpile of future assets.
    — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of depleted
Adjective
  • In Stoddart’s estimation, the best way to freeze these semi-consumed cakes is in slices.
    — Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 2 Dec. 2025
Definition of consumed
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“Uncultivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncultivable. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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