Synonyms of inhospitable

inhospitable

adjective

ˌin-(ˌ)hä-ˈspi-tə-bəl 

as in hostile

marked by opposition or ill will

the proposal received an unexpectedly inhospitable response from the city council

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hostile
• negative
• adverse
• contentious
• unfavorable
• unfriendly
• unpleasant
• antagonistic
• inimical
• opposed
• adversarial
• adversary
• unsympathetic
• antipathetic
• conflicting
• frigid
• mortal
• icy
• jaundiced
• militant
• contrary
• belligerent
• disagreeable
• distant
• combative
• pugnacious
• malicious
• resisting
• rude
• bellicose
• antisocial
• cold
• truculent
• quarrelsome
• unkind
• hateful
• disputatious
• scrappy
• argumentative
• discourteous
• clashing
• bitter
• disapproving
• impolite
• biased
• unsociable
• inconsiderate
• malignant
• uncivil
• cool
• surly
• virulent
• unmannerly
• prejudiced
• vindictive
• malevolent
• spiteful
• acrimonious
• unloving
• impertinent
• malign
• rancorous
• ill-mannered
• opprobrious
• ill-bred
• despiteful

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hospitable
• sympathetic
• friendly
• warm
• social
• pleasant
• civil
• amiable
• gracious
• convivial
• nonhostile
• cordial
• amicable
• affable
• gregarious
• genial
• neighborly
• companionable
• sociable
• kind
• sweet
• loving
• affectionate
• nice
• favorable
• nonantagonistic
• benign
• good-natured
• kindly
• devoted
• agreeable
• accepting
• welcoming
• good-tempered
• comradely
• empathetic
• understanding
• warmhearted
• approving

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of inhospitable

For centuries, herders looking for summer pastures were the main presence in this harsh and inhospitable region some 14,000 feet (4,200 meters) above sea level in the eastern Himalayas. —Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024

Experts have long believed the remote lake to be completely frozen and inhospitable to life, but new evidence proves that at least some microbiotic life can find a way even in such frigid conditions. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024

College Station is notoriously inhospitable, and the Irish have a new arm under center in Duke transfer Riley Leonard. —Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024

Io is tiny in comparison with Jupiter, as seen in this animation, and the giant planet's gravitational forces cause the inhospitable conditions on the fiery moon. —Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024