UNFRIENDLINESS Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

unfriendliness

noun

Definition of unfriendliness

as in hostility

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Recent Examples of unfriendliness Add the pathetic reality that Illinois is the very definition of unfriendliness for business development and job creation, and the only thing Pritzker and his accomplices can campaign on is the vilification of Trump, facts be damned. — Paul Miller, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026 Images accompanied by verbal descriptions of their generosity and kindness resulted in higher scores of facial attractiveness than when the same images were accompanied by negative traits like selfishness and unfriendliness. — Sable Yong, TIME, 28 June 2024 Each of the 1,200 mainstream vehicles the ACEEE evaluates is given an overall Green Score that can be used to compare the relative environmental friendliness – or unfriendliness as the case may be – from one model to another. — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Researchers found unfriendliness of staff was also linked to speed and order accuracy, and therefore had the potential to impact companies’ bottom lines. — Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2022 Citing cryptocurrency’s environmental unfriendliness, Tesla abruptly rebuked Bitcoin as payment just 49 days later. — Basemwasef, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2022 After the check cleared, though, is when the bank lived up to its reputation for customer unfriendliness. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2021

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfriendliness

Noun

Examining the harder chapters of our history is not the same as hostility toward America.

— Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 21 July 2026
The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding on June 14 to halt hostilities, prompting gas to fall back below $4 a few days later.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of hostility

Noun

The match took place against a background of antagonism between the nations, heightened by Argentina's recent semifinal win over England at the World Cup.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Trump’s antagonism towards the court ramped up after the office of the ICC prosecutor opened an investigation into possible Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 14 July 2026

Definition of antagonism

Noun

For over 30 years, Judy Reyes has graced Hollywood with her fierceness.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
While the Panthers might have other, bigger needs on Day 2 of the draft, Rivers plays with a fierceness and energy that Morgan can certainly appreciate.

— Mike Kaye March 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026

Definition of fierceness

Noun

But there is a far more important influence Dobeš can have on this series than his combativeness, and that is his puckhandling.

— Sean Gentille, New York Times, 23 May 2026
As a student at Dartmouth College, Dhillon doubled down on her political beliefs with a combativeness that foreshadowed her later commitment to MAGA.

— Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026

Definition of combativeness

Noun

Yet the franchise, for all its mayhem, didn’t run on belligerence, or at least channelled its aggression in a disarming way.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
The previous year, troubled by the growing belligerence of the internet crowd, Atkin had enrolled in self-defense training in her neighborhood.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026

Definition of belligerence

Noun

What if Penelope’s waiting is her own form of aggression, a way of holding a space, for as long as possible, that excludes the men and their own attempts at power?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
When scientists temporarily disabled mole-rats’ olfactory sensory neurons with chemicals, the aggression towards strangers disappeared.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026

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