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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inhospitable

The winds, snow, and freezing temperatures — to say nothing of the deadly airborne virus the Earthlings’ immune system can’t handle pre-vaccine — are inhospitable at first. —Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025

To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — Picture the Sahara, and an inhospitable landscape of endless sand dunes and barren rock comes to mind. —Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025

The most direct implication of this IPO is that the thawing of the previously icy and inhospitable environment for crypto firms under former SEC chairperson Gary Gensler is having real-world effects. —Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025

The inhospitable Arctic is being reshaped by climate change, new trade routes and fresh military footprints from Russia and China. —Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025