Synonyms for unfriendly
ʌnˈfrɛnd liun·friend·ly

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1. unfriendlyadjective

   Antonyms:
   friendly

2. unfriendlyadjective

   Antonyms:
   friendly

3. unfriendlyadjective

   Antonyms:
   friendly

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1. unfriendly

   Synonyms:
   adverse, alienated, antagonistic, bellicose, belligerent, cold, contentious, disaffected, distant, estranged, frigid, hostile, ill-disposed, indifferent, inimical, unkind, warlike

   Antonyms:
   accessible, affable, affectionate, amicable, brotherly, companionable, complaisant, cordial, favorable, fond, friendly, genial, hearty, kind, kindly, loving, neighborly, sociable, social, tender, well-disposed

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1. unfriendly

   Synonyms:
   inhospitable, ungenial, unkind, disobliging

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. unfriendlyadjective

   not easy to understand or use

   "user-unfriendly"

   Synonyms:
   uncongenial, hostile, inimical

   Antonyms:
   amiable, companionate, friendly, hospitable, palsy-walsy, informal, neighbourly, matey, affable, pally, hail-fellow-well-met, cozy, couthy, amicable, social, hail-fellow, chummy, cordial, neighborly, comradely, genial, intimate, couthie

2. unfriendlyadjective

   not disposed to friendship or friendliness

   "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take"

   Synonyms:
   uncongenial, hostile, inimical

   Antonyms:
   friendly, couthy, hospitable, comradely, companionate, cozy, amicable, couthie, cordial, neighbourly, hail-fellow-well-met, chummy, affable, matey, genial, amiable, intimate, hail-fellow, informal, neighborly, social, pally, palsy-walsy

3. unfriendly, inimicaladjective

   not friendly

   "an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical critic"

   Synonyms:
   uncongenial, unfriendly, hostile, inimical

   Antonyms:
   companionate, genial, chummy, cozy, pally, hail-fellow, couthy, friendly, social, intimate, neighbourly, palsy-walsy, cordial, comradely, hospitable, amiable, hail-fellow-well-met, informal, neighborly, amicable, couthie, matey, affable

4. hostile, uncongenial, unfriendlyadjective

   very unfavorable to life or growth

   "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes"

   Synonyms:
   uncongenial, hostile, incompatible, unfriendly, inimical

   Antonyms:
   comradely, hail-fellow-well-met, palsy-walsy, chummy, hail-fellow, amiable, genial, cordial, matey, informal, couthy, social, friendly, couthie, hospitable, amicable, companionate, neighborly, neighbourly, pally, cozy, affable, intimate

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1. not kind

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

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1. unfriendlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   unkind, hostile, inimical, malevolent, antagonistic

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1. unfriendlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   hostile, ill-disposed, inimical, malign, unamicable, disaffected, alienated, estranged, antagonistic, unfavorable, adverse

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1. List of paraphrases for "unfriendly":

   hostile

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How to use unfriendly in a sentence?

1. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev:

   NATO's policy with regard to Russia has remained unfriendly and opaque. One could go as far as to say that we have slid back to a new Cold War, almost on an everyday basis we are called one of the most terrible threats either to NATO as a whole or to Europe, or to the United States.

2. John Hannah:

   Too many times, too many administrations, every president eventually gets mugged by reality on this and comes to the conclusion that as hard as it is to live with Saudi Arabia as close partners, given the huge gap in values that exists between the two societies, it's even much harder to have to deal with them as potential adversaries or as an unfriendly country, they just remain too important.

3. Roberta Metsola:

   My fear is that if the world feels that it can no longer look with the same level of certainty and confidence to the US or NATO... we will see emboldened moves from actors hostile or unfriendly to a more united Europe, that means that Europe must realize that the weight of the world democratic and security order rests more heavily on Europe's shoulders. It is a wake-up call that we have snoozed too many times.

4. David Viscott:

   To fail is a natural consequence of trying, To succeed takes time and prolonged effort in the face of unfriendly odds. To think it will be any other way, no matter what you do, is to invite yourself to be hurt and to limit your enthusiasm for trying again.

5. Michael Nathanson:

   What I worry about is that the goodwill that they've built over the years... dissipates over time when they do things that should be more consumer unfriendly, all the incredible value and goodwill that they built is at risk of being jeopardized.