unsupportive

adjective

un·​sup·​port·​ive ˌən-sə-ˈpȯr-tiv How to pronounce unsupportive (audio)
: not providing support : not supportive
But any personal gain I may have realized as a result of this environment is tempered by a public attitude toward teaching that is not only unsupportive but at times antagonistic.Howard Karlitz
They were unsupportive of her decision.

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If your unsupportive mattress is keeping you up at night, now’s a great time for an upgrade. Toni Sutton, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024 Trump has been very unsupportive of making places disclose their segregated housing patterns — cities and towns won’t have to report it. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Nov. 2024 Following a combination of an unsupportive government, a recession and the pandemic, Rio Fest resurged last year and expanded this year, screening about 270 pics. Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024 Never buy shoes that are too tight or loose, unsupportive or uncomfortable. Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unsupportive 

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsupportive was in 1912

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“Unsupportive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsupportive. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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