ungenial

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungenial
Adjective
  • At first glance, Curaçao’s dry landscapes might seem inhospitable, but there’s plenty of wildlife that has evolved to flourish across the region.
    Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Conditions can be inhospitable at the foot of Mount Everest.
    Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • But, even though there was nothing the slightest bit ungracious or ungenerous about her performance, it was felt more like the audience being asked to come to her.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Trump, in turn, canceled the additional metals tariff, reverting to his original 25 percent imposition, and then took his predictably ungracious victory lap.
    Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Ask Amy: My unsociable neighbor doesn't know about me and his wife.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 2 June 2024
  • To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.
    Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
Adjective
  • And refusing to congratulate his SIL is just churlish.
    Stephanie Guerilus, People.com, 21 June 2025
  • An office that demands wisdom and restraint is now debased with churlish impulsivity, rambling incoherency and overt grift.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2025
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“Ungenial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungenial. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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