unsupportive

adjective

un·sup·port·ive ˌən-sə-ˈpȯr-tiv

: not providing support : not supportive

But any personal gain I may have realized as a result of this environment is tempered by a public attitude toward teaching that is not only unsupportive but at times antagonistic.—

Howard Karlitz

They were unsupportive of her decision.

Examples of unsupportive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Following a combination of an unsupportive government, a recession and the pandemic, Rio Fest resurged last year and expanded this year, screening about 270 pics. —

Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024 Never buy shoes that are too tight or loose, unsupportive or uncomfortable. —

Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2024 Despite sectarian tensions, Iraqi Arabs remain committed to Iraq’s territorial integrity and are unsupportive of the KRG’s territorial, resource and revenue claims. —

Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2015 Nathan is a young, gay man who has left the home of his seemingly unsupportive mother and, unbeknownst to everyone, taken up dancing at a strip club in Key West. —

Lauren Huff, EW.com, 28 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for unsupportive

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