Antonyms for hospitable
ˈhɒs pɪ tə bəl, hɒˈspɪt ə bəlhos·pitable

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1. hospitable

   Antonyms:
   unsociable, exclusive, retired, unneighborly, churlish, recluse

   Synonyms:
   sociable, neighborly, charitable

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1. hospitableadjective

   favorable to life and growth

   "soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth"; "a hospitable environment"

   Antonyms:
   stark, wild, water-washed, inhospitable, desolate, bleak, unreceptive, windswept, godforsaken, unfriendly, bare, uncongenial, barren, hostile, waste

2. hospitableadjective

   disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity

   "a good-natured and hospitable man"; "a hospitable act"; "hospitable invitations"

   Antonyms:
   waste, bleak, inhospitable, unfriendly, barren, stark, uncongenial, hostile, wild, windswept, desolate, godforsaken, bare, water-washed, unreceptive

3. hospitableadjective

   having an open mind

   "hospitable to new ideas"; "open to suggestions"

   Antonyms:
   unreceptive, bleak, uncongenial, wild, desolate, barren, windswept, hostile, bare, unfriendly, inhospitable, godforsaken, waste, water-washed, stark

How to use hospitable in a sentence?

1. Hannah Jones:

   These factors create a less hospitable borrowing environment, which would serve to bring inflation closer to a healthy level, more expensive, stricter lending helps to usher in the long-term health of the economy, but the downside is that borrowing for large purchases, including a home purchase, may be relatively more challenging in the short term.

2. Mayana Akbari:

   She would always talk about her adventures -- how the people are, how hospitable and nice they were to her, she loved the food. She loved the people.

3. Benjamin Harrison:

   We should not cease to be hospitable to immigration, but we should cease to be careless as to the character of it.

4. Jake Sullivan:

   The power of America's example is a power to influence the choices of other countries, whether they're going to be transparent, respect human rights and deliver good governance to their citizens or go the route of a China or Russia. That comes down in part to America showing the world that its model can effectively deliver for its citizens, he believes a world in which there are more like-minded capable democracies is a world that is more hospitable to American interests and values.

5. White House spokesman Josh Earnest:

   At some point here ... we're going to see the temperatures rise (and) that will make for a more hospitable environment for mosquitoes, we want to make sure that we have got a strategy to try to limit the spread of this disease when that happens.

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