unkind

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Recent Examples of unkind While many users found the mix-up hilarious, others piled on with unkind remarks about her size and appearance. Ashley Vega, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025 The Dodger Stadium mound proved unkind to Darvish again Sunday in what ended up as a lost weekend for San Diego. Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 17 Aug. 2025 The first risk is asking friends and family to believe in you and cut a check, which can be a humbling and sometimes unkind process. Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2025 Silver, which has always been seen as an alternative to gold even to the point of acquiring an unkind nickname of the poor man’s gold, might enable members of the BRIC group to push on with their plan to break free of the dollar. Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unkind
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unkind
Adjective
  • It’s still considered rude, and people on both sides tend to feel bad about it, albeit in different ways.
    Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Is it meant to suggest something about focaccia’s typically dimpled surface, in which case … kinda rude?
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Playing a French player at Roland Garros is usually one of the more unpleasant tasks in tennis, given how rowdy the crowd can get when rooting for one of their own on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • But for all of those unpleasant aspects, the series’ ultimate concentration is on the Marines as a worthy organization devoted to helping mostly young men learn discipline, honor and the proper mechanics for a pull-up.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Dougherty said the previous school board decided not to pursue a bond after unfavorable polling showed voters would not be in favor of a facilities bond in the 2024 election.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The iPhone 17′s margin could also be squeezed by an unfavorable product mix and a higher bill of materials cost.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Jean also recognized that Wole wasn’t being inconsiderate or flip.
    David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Guests will enjoy the experience free from disruptive behavior, foul language, obscene gestures, fighting, unruly conduct or inconsiderate actions.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In 2014, he was found to have been discourteous and used force.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The main point is to avoid being discourteous of the people behind us by letting the door close in their respective faces.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • European allies have expressed dismay, even impolite horror, at Witkoff’s failure to grasp or recall key details of his discussions with the Kremlin.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Another drawback is that multitasking in remote meetings is sometimes perceived as inappropriate behavior, with some individuals explicitly associating it with being impolite.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Unkind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unkind. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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