Synonyms for unfriendly
ʌnˈfrɛnd liun·friend·ly

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1. unfriendlyadjective

   Antonyms:
   friendly

2. unfriendlyadjective

   Antonyms:
   friendly

3. unfriendlyadjective

   Antonyms:
   friendly

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1. unfriendly

   Synonyms:
   adverse, alienated, antagonistic, bellicose, belligerent, cold, contentious, disaffected, distant, estranged, frigid, hostile, ill-disposed, indifferent, inimical, unkind, warlike

   Antonyms:
   accessible, affable, affectionate, amicable, brotherly, companionable, complaisant, cordial, favorable, fond, friendly, genial, hearty, kind, kindly, loving, neighborly, sociable, social, tender, well-disposed

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1. unfriendly

   Synonyms:
   inhospitable, ungenial, unkind, disobliging

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. unfriendlyadjective

   not easy to understand or use

   "user-unfriendly"

   Synonyms:
   uncongenial, hostile, inimical

   Antonyms:
   amiable, companionate, friendly, hospitable, palsy-walsy, informal, neighbourly, matey, affable, pally, hail-fellow-well-met, cozy, couthy, amicable, social, hail-fellow, chummy, cordial, neighborly, comradely, genial, intimate, couthie

2. unfriendlyadjective

   not disposed to friendship or friendliness

   "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take"

   Synonyms:
   uncongenial, hostile, inimical

   Antonyms:
   friendly, couthy, hospitable, comradely, companionate, cozy, amicable, couthie, cordial, neighbourly, hail-fellow-well-met, chummy, affable, matey, genial, amiable, intimate, hail-fellow, informal, neighborly, social, pally, palsy-walsy

3. unfriendly, inimicaladjective

   not friendly

   "an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical critic"

   Synonyms:
   uncongenial, hostile, inimical

   Antonyms:
   companionate, genial, chummy, cozy, pally, hail-fellow, couthy, friendly, social, intimate, neighbourly, palsy-walsy, cordial, comradely, hospitable, amiable, hail-fellow-well-met, informal, neighborly, amicable, couthie, matey, affable

4. hostile, uncongenial, unfriendlyadjective

   very unfavorable to life or growth

   "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes"

   Synonyms:
   uncongenial, hostile, incompatible, inimical

   Antonyms:
   comradely, hail-fellow-well-met, palsy-walsy, chummy, hail-fellow, amiable, genial, cordial, matey, informal, couthy, social, friendly, couthie, hospitable, amicable, companionate, neighborly, neighbourly, pally, cozy, affable, intimate

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1. not kind

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

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1. unfriendlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   unkind, hostile, inimical, malevolent, antagonistic

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1. unfriendlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   hostile, ill-disposed, inimical, malign, unamicable, disaffected, alienated, estranged, antagonistic, unfavorable, adverse

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1. List of paraphrases for "unfriendly":

   hostile

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How to use unfriendly in a sentence?

1. The Russian foreign ministry:

   Russia-U.S. relations are undergoing difficult times caused by Washington’s purposeful unfriendly actions, groundlessly making Russia responsible for the Ukraine crisis which was largely triggered by the United States itself, in 2014...Barack Obama's administration chose a path to cut back bilateral ties, proclaimed policy toward 'isolating' our country at the international scene and demanded support to its confrontational steps from countries who traditionally follow Washington's track.

2. Samantha Maness:

   I have seen and heard (Hicks) be very unfriendly to a lot of people in this community.

3. Sarah Palin:

   I think a lot about the Department of Energy, because energy is my baby: oil and gas and minerals, those things that God has dumped on this part of the Earth for mankind's use instead of us relying on unfriendly foreign nations.

4. Bruce Johnson:

   I hope that no parent ever feels like a classroom is an unfriendly place for their kids.

5. Sarah Palin:

   I think a lot about the Department of Energy, because energy is my baby, oil and gas and minerals, those things that God has dumped on this part of the earth for mankind's use, instead of relying on unfriendly foreign nations for us to import their resources.