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Recent Examples of unsympathetic DeSantis, who is also an assistant football coach, was unsympathetic, the suit says. Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025 In all four stories, journalists are presented as underdog heroes facing off against the rich and the unsympathetic. Emma Alpern, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025 The real scene-stealer just might be Dinklage, who is pitch-perfect as Mitch, the unsympathetic toy-store boss with an eagle eye for suddenly missing inventory like Peanut M&Ms. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025 The architects removed unsympathetic additions, restored the massive Baltic pine ceiling beams, and brought back the grandeur of the enormous fireplaces, some nearly 10 feet wide. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unsympathetic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsympathetic
Adjective
  • Their methods—ruthless melodic math, brazenly artificial production, and an odd soft spot for reggae rhythms—helped define the world-conquering sound of Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
  • To play someone whose world is so beautiful on the surface but whose secrets are ruthless has been an exhilarating challenge.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The icy landscape of the Arctic has transformed much faster than expected, as humans burn fossil fuels and heat the planet.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The probe, which launched in 1997, spent years studying Saturn's icy moons before it was deliberately plunged into Saturn in 2017, ending its mission.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Tampa is heading into a hostile environment against a feisty Seattle Seahawks team that matches them with a 3-1 record.
    Josh Buckhalter, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Republicans, traditionally seen as more hostile to government, are often viewed as the shutdown aggressors.
    W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The inflation hammering households is primarily due to the weak yen that the Abe government orchestrated with negative interest rates and massive monetary easing, causing a surge in energy and food prices that pinches voters’ wallets.
    Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The website, though, shows a negative subtotal of more than $2 million, suggesting money allocated to the grant that was unspent.
    Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The novel intertwines present-day events with painful memories of the lives of her parents, who tried to protect their love from war, jealousy, and the cruelty of the merciless Soviet government.
    Nelly Klos September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In the present day, Lockjaw reenters Bob and Willa’s lives with merciless force, deploying troops from his immigration taskforce on Baktan Cross, the sanctuary city where Bob and Willa have been laying low in the 16 years since Pat became Bob and baby Charlene, Willa, as the two went on the lam.
    Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Strickland is acutely aware of how she's been swept up in the investigation — and the ongoing online chatter about the case — because of their fight the night that Trussell walked, alone, into the frigid darkness and then died.
    Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The frigid temperatures are expected overnight on Wednesday into Thursday morning.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • With Dart now the starter in New York, however, Ward will need to overcome unfavorable surroundings and orchestrate a Titans turnaround to stay in the top spot.
    Dane Brugler, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • After an unfavorable appeals court decision in December, Nasdaq stopped mandating companies disclose their board gender and diversity stats.
    Julia Boorstin, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This is when the weather in most places is nicest—not too cold, but not yet hot and humid.
    Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But actually, simply cold emailing employers isn’t a bad way to stand out.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Unsympathetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsympathetic. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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