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单词 unloving
释义

unloving

adjective

un·​lov·​ing ˌən-ˈlə-viŋ How to pronounce unloving (audio)
: not loving or affectionate
an unloving spouse
unlovingly adverb
unlovingness noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web All this is just dirty talk to me, exotic entertainments for the unloved and unloving. Katherine Dunn, The New Yorker, 4 May 2020 Identifying these behaviours as fundamentally unloving is our first step to acknowledging their harmfulness. Janey Starling, refinery29.com, 10 Apr. 2020 As his unloving wife, Irene, Gina McKee is perfection. Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2018 More darkly—and typically, in these sorts of cases—another psychologist blamed Jen and Danny, implying that Samantha was reacting to harsh and unloving parenting. Barbara Bradley Hagerty, The Atlantic, 16 May 2017

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

unloving

adjective

1
as in unkind

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • unkind
  • spiteful
  • hateful
  • contemptuous
  • cruel
  • obnoxious
  • disparaging
  • scornful
  • snotty
  • unkindly
  • snide
  • derogatory
  • disdainful
  • malicious
  • malevolent
  • despiteful
  • mean-spirited
  • bitchy
  • opprobrious
  • vicious
  • malignant
  • virulent
  • vindictive
  • malign
  • deprecating
  • catty
  • resentful
  • acrimonious
  • devious
  • jealous
  • evil
  • envious
  • scoundrelly
  • vitriolic
  • hostile
  • rancorous
  • snakelike
  • mean
  • nasty
  • scurvy
  • baneful
  • bitter
  • harsh
  • caustic
  • jaundiced
  • inimical
  • bad
  • baleful
  • poisonous
  • venomous
  • acrid
  • scathing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • compassionate
  • warm
  • sympathetic
  • kind
  • good
  • kindhearted
  • affectionate
  • friendly
  • amiable
  • gracious
  • kindly
  • sweet
  • agreeable
  • pleasant
  • cordial
  • amorous
  • genial
  • nice
  • affable
  • warmhearted
  • loving
  • good-hearted
  • humane
  • tender
  • tenderhearted
  • altruistic
  • benevolent
  • noble
  • philanthropic
  • humanitarian
  • magnanimous
  • benign
  • philanthropical
  • benignant
  • unmalicious
  • high-minded
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2
as in uncaring

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • uncaring
  • inconsiderate
  • thoughtless
  • unthinking
  • unfeeling
  • callous
  • heartless
  • uncharitable
  • unfriendly
  • insensitive
  • inhuman
  • boorish
  • inhumane
  • merciless
  • ruthless
  • pitiless
  • unmerciful
  • heedless
  • unsympathetic
  • compassionless
  • soulless
  • indifferent
  • stony
  • remorseless
  • emotionless
  • apathetic
  • obdurate
  • hard-hearted
  • unsparing
  • uninterested
  • dispassionate
  • indurate
  • unfeeling
  • insensate
  • disinterested
  • impassive
  • unemotional
  • neutral
  • affectless
  • unresponsive
  • desensitized
  • unsympathetic
  • lackadaisical
  • undemonstrative
  • listless
  • hard
  • thick-skinned
  • perfunctory
  • stoney
  • pachydermatous
  • take-no-prisoners
  • slash-and-burn
  • languid
  • cold-blooded
  • case-hardened
  • ironhearted
  • stonyhearted
  • unenthusiastic
  • lukewarm
  • hard-boiled
  • cold
  • halfhearted
  • tepid
  • austere
  • frosty
  • uneager

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • warm
  • compassionate
  • sympathetic
  • charitable
  • sensitive
  • merciful
  • humane
  • loving
  • benevolent
  • gentle
  • kind
  • kindly
  • caring
  • affectionate
  • tender
  • kindhearted
  • tenderhearted
  • softhearted
  • warmhearted
  • fond
  • exuberant
  • impassioned
  • ardent
  • benignant
  • avid
  • fervid
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