as in hostile
marked by opposition or ill will
the proposal received an unexpectedly inhospitable response from the city council
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Recent Examples of inhospitable
The Arctic is still cold and inhospitable, covering vast distances, even if awareness of its strategic importance has reawakened.
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Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
Robertshaw, who previously spent 15 years coaching at Boston University, argued that sites like 2aDays are contributing to an increasingly inhospitable environment for coaches in general, and especially women in the profession.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Oklahoma There was a real danger for some who traveled the road, particularly Black motorists passing through inhospitable and segregated areas during the Jim Crow era.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
With only a few exceptions, humans live primarily in temperate regions, but an eclectic array of other creatures thrive in the inhospitable.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
Robertshaw, who previously spent 15 years coaching at Boston University, argued that sites like 2aDays are contributing to an increasingly inhospitable environment for coaches in general, and especially women in the profession.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Oklahoma There was a real danger for some who traveled the road, particularly Black motorists passing through inhospitable and segregated areas during the Jim Crow era.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
With only a few exceptions, humans live primarily in temperate regions, but an eclectic array of other creatures thrive in the inhospitable.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhospitable
Adjective
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Being on the road and in a hostile environment is something that Ayton also is looking forward to.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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The race between Jones and Jackson has been incredibly hostile, with both releasing a myriad of attack ads and going after one another in debates.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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The country is already carbon-negative, over 70 percent forested (the national constitution requires at least 60 percent to be preserved), and powered almost entirely by hydroelectricity.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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Trappings near her home in following months caught a variety of deer mice and white-footed mice, though the rodents tested negative for the virus.—
Eva Flowe
May 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 May 2026
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“Inhospitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhospitable. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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