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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How to use inhospitable in a sentence?

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. 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.

3. 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.

4. Andrew Herdman:

   Further investment is needed in infrastructure, many of the airports in Indonesia are dealing with congestion well beyond their design capacity. Some of the smaller airports, and this most recent tragedy involved short haul service between two remote airports in inhospitable terrain in Papua -- airports in that terrain need upgrading of navigation aids and other operational enhancements.

5. 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.