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uncongenial
un·con·gen·ial U0041000 (ŭn′kən-jēn′yəl)adj.1. Not compatible or sympathetic, as in character.2. Not appropriate; unsuitable.3. Not pleasing; disagreeable. un′con·ge′ni·al′ity (-jē′nē-ăl′ĭ-tē) n.uncongenial (ˌʌnkənˈdʒiːnjəl; -nɪəl) adjnot friendly, pleasant, or agreeableThesaurusAdj. | 1. | uncongenial - not suitable to your tastes or needs; "the uncongenial roommates were always fighting"; "the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs"incompatibleincompatible - not compatible; "incompatible personalities"; "incompatible colors"unfriendly - not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take"unsympathetic - not sympathetic or disposed toward; "unsympathetic officialdom"; "people unsympathetic to the revolution"; "his dignity made him seem aloof and unsympathetic"congenial - suitable to your needs; "a congenial atmosphere to work in"; "two congenial spirits united...by mutual confidence and reciprocal virtues"- T.L.Peacock | | 2. | uncongenial - very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes"hostile, unfriendlyinhospitable - unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas" | | 3. | uncongenial - used of plant stock or scions; incapable of being graftedincompatible - not compatible; "incompatible personalities"; "incompatible colors" |
uncongenialadjective1. Devoid of harmony and accord:discordant, inconsonant, inharmonious, unharmonious.2. Not pleasant or agreeable:bad, disagreeable, displeasing, offensive, unpleasant, unsympathetic.Informal: icky.Slang: yucky.Translationsuncongenial Related to uncongenial: tincturedSynonyms for uncongenialadj devoid of harmony and accordSynonyms- discordant
- inconsonant
- inharmonious
- unharmonious
adj not pleasant or agreeableSynonyms- bad
- disagreeable
- displeasing
- offensive
- unpleasant
- unsympathetic
- icky
- yucky
Synonyms for uncongenialadj not suitable to your tastes or needsSynonymsRelated Words- incompatible
- unfriendly
- unsympathetic
Antonymsadj very unfavorable to life or growthSynonymsRelated Wordsadj used of plant stock or scionsRelated Words |