unamiable

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Recent Examples of unamiable An Indian had stopped by the cabin, drunk but not unamiable, looking for her husband. The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unamiable
Adjective
  • Based on the negative reaction from the crowd, the CBS late night host acknowledged that unpleasant feelings abound.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2025
  • While wildly unpleasant, most people affected with norovirus see their symptoms resolve within a few days, the Mayo Clinic says.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Sometimes that means confronting disagreeable people.
    David Plazas, The Tennessean, 24 Apr. 2024
  • The most important reason to avoid obsessing over China’s disagreeable regime, however, is that this fixation threatens a core U.S. advantage: Washington’s wide network of partners and allies.
    Evan S. Medeiros, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2021
Adjective
  • And your only question is how to deal with an ungracious host?
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
  • To have remained stone silent was ungracious.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 31 May 2022
Adjective
  • In a globalized, corporate, shifting world that can feel unkind to consumers, the fight for Mt. Bachelor is about the desire to capture something cherished and put it back in the hands of the people who love it most.
    John Branch, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
  • To use his own words against him is unkind, but with a million people relying on him, Dan Campbell crumpled under the pressure.
    Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Repetitive verbal abuse, exploitation, name-calling, physical bullying, and other mean behaviors that repeatedly demean players are not only discourteous and wrong, but also will eventually take a heavy toll on them.
    Amy Morin, Parents, 25 July 2024
Adjective
  • Many filmmakers try to disguise their less socially acceptable prejudices, their impolite fears, dislikes and worse, but Lynch always seemed unafraid or maybe uninterested or just unaware about what others thought of his uglier visions.
    Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
  • One of the myths Dunlap tackles in her book is that talking about money is impolite.
    Katy McFee, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • According to Newsweek, stories of revenge against rude behavior often go viral, with many readers finding satisfaction in seeing inconsiderate actions receive their due consequences.
    Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The situation escalated during a private conversation in which the father accused the son of being inconsiderate.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Ask Amy: My unsociable neighbor doesn't know about me and his wife.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 2 June 2024
  • To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.
    Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024

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“Unamiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unamiable. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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