UNFRIENDLY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for UNFRIENDLY?

Need another word that means the same as “unfriendly”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “unfriendly” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Unfriendly” are: inimical, hostile, uncongenial, disagreeable, misanthropic, antagonistic, aggressive, unfavourable, disadvantageous, unpropitious, inauspicious, negative, alien, damaging, destructive

Unfriendly as an Adjective

Definitions of "Unfriendly" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “unfriendly” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Not disposed to friendship or friendliness.
• Not friendly.
• Not easy to understand or use.
• Very unfavorable to life or growth.

Synonyms of "Unfriendly" as an adjective (15 Words)

aggressive	Tending to spread quickly. An aggressive tumor.
alien	Unfamiliar and disturbing or distasteful. An alien culture.
antagonistic	Characterized by antagonism or antipathy. Europe was antagonistic to the Unites States.
damaging	Designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions. Damaging to career and reputation.
destructive	Causing great and irreparable damage. A policy that is destructive to the economy.
disadvantageous	Involving or creating circumstances detrimental to success or effectiveness. A disadvantageous outcome.
disagreeable	Not to your liking. A disagreeable old man.
hostile	Not belonging to your own country’s forces or those of an ally. A hostile nation.
inauspicious	Unlucky. This is the inauspicious star of disaster.
inimical	Tending to obstruct or harm. An inimical alien power.
misanthropic	Believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others. A misanthropic drunken loner.
negative	Having a negative charge. A negative outlook on life.
uncongenial	Not suitable to your tastes or needs. The task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs.
unfavourable	Likely to lead to an adverse outcome. Single mothers are often the target of unfavourable press attention.
unpropitious	Not propitious. His reports were submitted at a financially unpropitious time.

Usage Examples of "Unfriendly" as an adjective

• She shot him an unfriendly glance.
• An unfriendly coldness of manner.
• An unfriendly act of aggression.
• An unfriendly action to take.
• User-unfriendly.
• The unfriendly environment at high altitudes.

Associations of "Unfriendly" (30 Words)

aloof	In an aloof manner. They were courteous but faintly aloof.
antagonistic	Relating to an antagonist or its action. An antagonistic group of bystanders.
antisocial	Relating to or having an antisocial personality disorder. Standoffish and antisocial.
behaviour	The way in which one acts or conducts oneself, especially towards others. His insulting behaviour towards me.
chilly	(of a person) feeling cold. A female form in marble a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues.
combative	Striving to overcome in argument. He made some enemies with his combative style.
disaffected	Dissatisfied, especially with people in authority or a system of control. A military plot by disaffected elements in the army.
disapproval	The expression of disapproval. Jill replied with a hint of disapproval in her voice.
discrepant	Not in accord. The reasons for these discrepant results are unclear.
dissonant	Lacking harmony. Irregular dissonant chords.
hostile	Of or belonging to a military enemy. Hostile tender offer.
icily	In a cold and icy manner.
incompatible	Not compatible with other facts. Incompatible colors.
incongruous	Lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness. Incongruous behavior.
inconsistent	Acting at variance with one’s own principles or former behaviour. Inconsistent with the roadmap.
inharmonious	Lacking in harmony of parts. An inharmonious or incongruous mixture of architectural styles.
inhospitable	Unfavorable to life or growth. The barren inhospitable desert.
inimical	Not friendly. An inimical critic.
irreconcilable	(of people) implacably hostile to each other. These two views of the economy are irreconcilable.
psychopath	Someone with a sociopathic personality a person with an antisocial personality disorder psychopath was once widely used but has now been superseded by sociopath. Playground psychopaths will gather around a fight to encourage the combatants.
reclusive	Withdrawn from society; seeking solitude. Sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree.
reserved	Kept specially for a particular person. He is a reserved almost taciturn man.
sociopath	Someone with a sociopathic personality a person with an antisocial personality disorder psychopath was once widely used but has now been superseded by sociopath.
unfavorable	Not favorable. Unfavorable impression.
unsociable	Not inclined to society or companionship. Terry was grumpy and unsociable.
unsocial	(of the hours of work of a job) falling outside the normal working day and thus socially inconvenient. Mountain goats are relatively unsocial.
upstage	Move upstage forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience. He was upstage with strangers.
violent	Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions inclined to react violently fervid. Violent dislike.
windswept	(of a place) exposed to strong winds. His windswept hair.
withdrawn	Withdrawn from society seeking solitude. When her husband died she became very withdrawn.