Synonyms of inhospitable

inhospitable

adjective

ˌin-(ˌ)hä-ˈspi-tə-bəl 

as in hostile

marked by opposition or ill will

the proposal received an unexpectedly inhospitable response from the city council

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hostile
• negative
• adverse
• contentious
• unfavorable
• unfriendly
• unpleasant
• antagonistic
• inimical
• opposed
• adversarial
• adversary
• unsympathetic
• antipathetic
• conflicting
• frigid
• mortal
• icy
• jaundiced
• militant
• contrary
• belligerent
• disagreeable
• distant
• combative
• pugnacious
• malicious
• resisting
• rude
• bellicose
• antisocial
• cold
• truculent
• quarrelsome
• unkind
• hateful
• disputatious
• scrappy
• argumentative
• discourteous
• clashing
• bitter
• disapproving
• impolite
• biased
• unsociable
• inconsiderate
• malignant
• uncivil
• cool
• surly
• virulent
• unmannerly
• prejudiced
• vindictive
• malevolent
• spiteful
• acrimonious
• unloving
• impertinent
• malign
• rancorous
• ill-mannered
• opprobrious
• ill-bred
• despiteful

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hospitable
• sympathetic
• friendly
• warm
• social
• pleasant
• civil
• amiable
• gracious
• convivial
• nonhostile
• cordial
• amicable
• affable
• gregarious
• genial
• neighborly
• companionable
• sociable
• kind
• sweet
• loving
• affectionate
• nice
• favorable
• nonantagonistic
• benign
• good-natured
• kindly
• devoted
• agreeable
• accepting
• welcoming
• good-tempered
• comradely
• empathetic
• understanding
• warmhearted
• approving

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of inhospitable

Thanks to its native inhospitable growing climate, cannabis indica plants have a relatively fast growing cycle—half that of some cannabis sativa strains. —Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024

Life on Svalbard: Finding Home on a Remote Island Near the North Pole With evocative text and spectacular photography, Cecilia shares the joys and challenges of adapting to an inhospitable climate. —Cecilia Blomdahl, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024

Nor did the instinct to humanize Fifth Avenue, which in the past 70 years has mostly grown inhospitable to movement that isn’t on four wheels. —Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024

Death Valley National Park, California Missing Tourists Death Valley National Park is a notoriously inhospitable landscape. —Graham Averill, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2024