as in rude
lacking in kindness, helpfulness, sympathy, etc.
an unkind remark unkind treatment It was unkind of you not to invite her.
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Recent Examples of unkind
Currently, Republicans hold narrow margins in both chambers -- but midterm cycles are historically unkind to the sitting president's party.
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Emily Chang, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2026
The comments were unkind to me.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Screams at the refs, unkind words hurled at McMillan as the team made its exit.
—Tony Catalina, Houston Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2026
Screams at the refs, unkind words hurled at McMillan as the team made its exit.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
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Emily Chang, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2026
The comments were unkind to me.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Screams at the refs, unkind words hurled at McMillan as the team made its exit.
—Tony Catalina, Houston Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2026
Screams at the refs, unkind words hurled at McMillan as the team made its exit.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unkind
Adjective
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Margot Robbie once had the world's rudest coworker.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
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The other systems are even ruder.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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When Luna conjoins intense Pluto, our feelings about such shifts might burst out in unpleasant ways!—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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Though a person infected with the virus may experience unpleasant symptoms, others may be asymptomatic and show no symptoms at all.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Even then, couples with unfavorable Star sign synastry can last in the long term.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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The same polling showed 57% of voters disapprove of Trump’s deportation policies and 60% hold an unfavorable view of ICE.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Aggressive, inconsiderate and unsafe operation prevail.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
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Any other course of action is inconsiderate of the employees and inconvenient for fellow customers.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Some do this flippantly, but reader Robin suggested drivers who do this do not care and are flat-out discourteous.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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In 2014, he was found to have been discourteous and used force.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Not a historical correction, but an emotional one: an impolite acknowledgment of something people feel they are usually expected to soften, qualify, or leave unsaid.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
26 Jan. 2026
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For years, pointing out the obvious was considered impolite: America’s biggest, most distortionary transfer of wealth does not flow from elites to the working class.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Unkind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unkind. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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