Synonyms for inhospitable
ɪnˈhɒs pɪ tə bəl, ˌɪn hɒˈspɪt ə-in·hos·pitable

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1. inhospitableadjective

   unfavorable to life or growth

   "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas"

   Antonyms:
   kind, welcoming, hospitable, genial

2. inhospitableadjective

   not hospitable

   "they are extremely inhospitable these days"; "her greeting was cold and inhospitable"

   Antonyms:
   kind, welcoming, genial, hospitable

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1. inhospitableadjective

   Synonyms:
   unfriendly (to strangers), unkind, not hospitable

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1. List of paraphrases for "inhospitable":

   hostile

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1. Dinaman Tuxa:

   The coronavirus has taken advantage of years of public neglect, our communities are often in remote, inhospitable regions without access or infrastructure.

2. Judge Kevin Ryan:

   A large portion of the local population were terrorized. Many were forced to flee their homes. Some did not not have places to go, and had to rent hotel rooms or leave the area. Many residents did not sleep for many nights, afraid that these two extremely violent individuals might be outside their homes, law enforcement officers came here not just from across New York state, but from all over the country. They traversed very inhospitable territory, never knowing if the next step they took in deeply wooded areas might be their last. And think of their families at home, sick with concern and fright for their loved ones. At any time, you could have stopped the escape from happening.

3. Corrie Moreau:

   As insects are critical for any ecosystem the loss of any one species has ripple effects through the community, as we can see from these examples above the interconnectedness of species from mutualists to food plants to habitat requirements can have huge impacts on the survival of a species. To be honest without insects our planet would become inhospitable to humans within a matter of months. We need insects even if we don't always realize it.

4. Judge Kevin Ryan:

   They traversed very inhospitable territory, never knowing if the next step they took in deeply wooded areas would be their last, at any time you could have stopped the escape from happening.

5. Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," the Conclusion:

   Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.