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unfriendly

[uhn-frend-lee] / ʌnˈfrɛnd li /
ADJECTIVE
nasty, hostile
Synonyms
STRONGEST
antagonistic chilly combative hateful inhospitable unfavorable
WEAK
acrimonious against alien aloof antisocial censorious cold competitive conflicting contrary disaffected disagreeable distant grouchy grudging gruff ill-disposed inauspicious inimical malicious malignant misanthropic not on speaking terms opposed opposite quarrelsome sour spiteful surly uncharitable uncongenial unneighborly unpropitious unsociable vengeful warlike
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agreeable friendly kind nice
WEAK
approachable sociable

Example Sentences

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The ruling also suspends a Pentagon designation of Anthropic, creator of the Claude AI model, as a national security supply chain risk -- a label typically reserved for organizations from unfriendly foreign countries.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Historically, there’s always been this friendly or maybe unfriendly competition between people.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

Looking ahead: “The labor market is holding on, though it remains fairly unfriendly to job seekers,” said Elizabeth Renter, senior economist at NerdWallet.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

According to him, in August 2023, his aide returned to Japan to visit his family, and returned to Budapest three weeks later "a changed man", tense, and unfriendly.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

“Chaplain, aren’t you stretching things a bit far now?” he inquired with a smile that was indulgent and unfriendly.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller