adjectiveWord forms: unˈfriendlier or unˈfriendliest
1.
not friendly or kind
2.
hostile
3.
not favorable or propitious
Derived forms
unfriendliness (unˈfriendliness)
noun
Examples of 'unfriendly' in a sentence
unfriendly
The art world can be a profoundly unfriendly and unbalanced place.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Those changes would be offset by taxes on environmentally unfriendly activities and end cosy arrangements that are often exploited by the very wealthy.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Visitors who come to a cold, unfriendly church are not likely to return.
Christianity Today (2000)
He leapt down from his Warrior but received a very unfriendly reception when he asked what they were doing.
Stewart, Bob (Lt-Col) Broken Lives (1993)
Just like all the other most environmentally unfriendly habits of our affluent world, most cosmetic surgery is unnecessary.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There is already unease about perpetual consumption being vaguely environmentally unfriendly, but it has got a long way to go.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They're expensive and environmentally unfriendly.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
With her striking beauty, it became imperative for her to learn how to frown and look unfriendly when she went outside.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Thus governments have built more roads, and have generally favoured the dangerous and environmentally unfriendly at the expense of the safe and green.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
And when you leave your front door you enter an unfriendly place of physical obstacles, hazards, frustrations.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Winner of our best bigger company with high environmental impact award, the firm does not allow vanilla villains to get away with their environmentally unfriendly attitudes.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Oil and gas have not become any less scarce, or environmentally unfriendly, because of the credit crunch.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The levy, supposedly introduced to penalise environmentally unfriendly vehicles, will mean that all but fully electric cars are hit with a charge.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
unfriendly
British English: unfriendly /ʌnˈfrɛndlɪ/ ADJECTIVE
If you describe someone as unfriendly, you mean that they behave in a cruel or hostile way.
The staff in the café are slow and unfriendly.
American English: unfriendly
Arabic: غَيْرُ وُديّ
Brazilian Portuguese: antipático
Chinese: 不友好的
Croatian: neprijazan
Czech: nepřátelský
Danish: uvenlig
Dutch: onvriendelijk
European Spanish: antipático
Finnish: epäystävällinen
French: antipathique
German: unfreundlich
Greek: αφιλόξενος
Italian: scortese
Japanese: 不親切な
Korean: 불친절한
Norwegian: uvennlig
Polish: nieprzyjazny
European Portuguese: antipático
Romanian: neprietenos
Russian: недружелюбный
Latin American Spanish: antipático
Swedish: ovänlig
Thai: ไม่เป็นมิตร
Turkish: düşmanca
Ukrainian: недружній
Vietnamese: không thân thiện
Chinese translation of 'unfriendly'
unfriendly
(ʌnˈfrɛndlɪ)
adj
[person]不友善的 (bù yǒushàn de)
[behaviour, remark]不友好的 (bù yǒuhǎo de)
to be unfriendly to sb对(對)某人不友好 (duì mǒurén bù yǒuhǎo)
1 (adjective)
Definition
not friendly
She spoke in a loud, rather unfriendly voice.
Synonyms
hostile
The Governor faced hostile crowds when visiting the town.
cold
The president is likely to receive a cold reception when he speaks today.
distant
He's direct and courteous, but distant.
sour
He was a sour and lonely man.
chilly
I was slightly afraid of his chilly, distant politeness.
aloof
He seemed aloof and detached.
surly
antagonistic
Nearly all the women were antagonistic to the idea.
disagreeable
He's a shallow, disagreeable man.
quarrelsome
unsociable
I am by no means an unsociable person.
ill-disposed
unneighbourly
Opposites
warm
,
friendly
,
amiable
,
sociable
,
affable
,
convivial
2 (adjective)
We got an unfriendly reception from the hotel-owner.
Synonyms
unfavourable
First reactions have been distinctly unfavourable.
hostile
some of the most hostile climatic conditions in the world
inhospitable
Why does he employ such inhospitable, miserable staff?
alien
inauspicious
The meeting got off to an inauspicious start.
inimical
a false morality that is inimical to human happiness
uncongenial
unpropitious
unkind
He apologised for being unkind.
Opposites
hospitable
,
congenial
,
auspicious
,
propitious
Additional synonyms
in the sense of aloof
Definition
distant or haughty in manner
He seemed aloof and detached.
Synonyms
distant,
cold,
reserved,
cool,
formal,
remote,
forbidding,
detached,
indifferent,
chilly,
unfriendly,
unsympathetic,
uninterested,
haughty,
unresponsive,
supercilious,
unapproachable,
unsociable,
standoffish
in the sense of antagonistic
Nearly all the women were antagonistic to the idea.
Synonyms
hostile,
opposed,
resistant,
at odds,
incompatible,
set against,
averse,
unfriendly,
at variance,
inimical,
antipathetic,
ill-disposed
in the sense of chilly
Definition
without warmth
I was slightly afraid of his chilly, distant politeness.
Synonyms
unfriendly,
hostile,
unsympathetic,
frigid,
unresponsive,
unwelcoming,
cold as ice
Synonyms of 'unfriendly'
unfriendly
Explore 'unfriendly' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of cold
Definition
lacking in affection or enthusiasm
The president is likely to receive a cold reception when he speaks today.
Synonyms
unfriendly,
indifferent,
stony,
lukewarm,
glacial,
unmoved,
unsympathetic,
apathetic,
frigid,
inhospitable,
unresponsive
in the sense of disagreeable
Definition
(of a person) bad-tempered or disobliging
He's a shallow, disagreeable man.
Synonyms
ill-natured,
difficult,
nasty,
cross,
contrary,
unpleasant,
rude,
irritable,
unfriendly,
bad-tempered,
surly,
churlish,
brusque,
tetchy,
ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),
peevish,
ungracious,
disobliging,
unlikable or unlikeable
in the sense of distant
Definition
remote in manner
He's direct and courteous, but distant.
Synonyms
reserved,
cold,
withdrawn,
cool,
formal,
remote,
stiff,
restrained,
detached,
indifferent,
aloof,
unfriendly,
reticent,
haughty,
unapproachable,
standoffish
in the sense of ill-disposed
Definition
unfriendly or unsympathetic
Synonyms
unfriendly,
against,
anti (informal),
opposed,
down on (informal),
hostile,
averse,
antagonistic,
uncooperative,
inimical,
unwelcoming,
antipathetic,
disobliging
in the sense of inauspicious
Definition
unlucky
The meeting got off to an inauspicious start.
Synonyms
unpromising,
bad,
unfortunate,
discouraging,
unlucky,
ominous,
unfavourable,
black,
untoward,
ill-omened,
unpropitious,
bodeful
in the sense of inhospitable
Definition
not welcoming
Why does he employ such inhospitable, miserable staff?
Synonyms
unfriendly,
unwelcoming,
uncongenial,
cool,
unkind,
xenophobic,
ungenerous,
unsociable,
unreceptive
in the sense of inimical
Definition
adverse or unfavourable
a false morality that is inimical to human happiness
Synonyms
hostile,
opposed,
contrary,
destructive,
harmful,
adverse,
hurtful,
unfriendly,
unfavourable,
antagonistic,
injurious,
unwelcoming,
ill-disposed
in the sense of sour
Definition
(of a person's mood) bad-tempered and unfriendly
He was a sour and lonely man.
Synonyms
bitter,
cynical,
crabbed,
tart,
discontented,
grudging,
acrimonious,
embittered,
disagreeable,
churlish,
ill-tempered,
jaundiced,
waspish,
grouchy (informal),
ungenerous,
peevish,
ill-natured
in the sense of unkind
Definition
unsympathetic or cruel
He apologised for being unkind.
Synonyms
cruel,
mean (informal),
nasty,
spiteful,
harsh,
malicious,
insensitive,
unfriendly,
inhuman,
unsympathetic,
uncaring,
thoughtless,
unfeeling,
inconsiderate,
uncharitable,
unchristian,
hardhearted
in the sense of unsociable
Definition
(of a person) not fond of the company of other people