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Unfriendly

Not friendly; not kind or benevolent; hostile; as, an unfriendly neighbor.

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Beetle-browed 84% connected

Having prominent, overhanging brows; hence, lowering or sullen.

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Beetle-browed 84% connected

Having prominent, overhanging brows; hence, lowering or sullen.

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Chilly 84% connected

Moderately cold; cold and raw or damp so as to cause shivering; causing or feeling a disagreeable sensation of cold, or a shivering.

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Chilly 84% connected

Moderately cold; cold and raw or damp so as to cause shivering; causing or feeling a disagreeable sensation of cold, or a shivering.

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Hostile 84% connected

Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupi…

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Hostile 84% connected

Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupi…

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Inhospitable 84% connected

Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people.

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Inhospitable 84% connected

Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people.

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Scowling 84% connected

of Scowl

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Scowling 84% connected

of Scowl

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Unneighborly 84% connected

Not neighborly; distant; reserved; solitary; exclusive.

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Unneighborly 84% connected

Not neighborly; distant; reserved; solitary; exclusive.

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Enmity 74% connected

The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition.

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Enmity 74% connected

The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition.

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Hostility 74% connected

State of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity.

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Hostility 74% connected

State of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity.

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See also 10

Cool 66% connected

Moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth; producing or promoting coolness.

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Cool 66% connected

Moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth; producing or promoting coolness.

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Hostile 66% connected

Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupi…

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Hostile 66% connected

Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupi…

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Incompatible 66% connected

Not compatible; so differing as to be incapable of harmonious combination or coexistence; inconsistent in thought or being; irreconcilably disagreein…

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Incompatible 66% connected

Not compatible; so differing as to be incapable of harmonious combination or coexistence; inconsistent in thought or being; irreconcilably disagreein…

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Inhospitable 66% connected

Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people.

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Inhospitable 66% connected

Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people.

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Unsociable 66% connected

Not sociable; not inclined to society; averse to companionship or conversation; solitary; reserved; as, an unsociable person or temper.

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Unsociable 66% connected

Not sociable; not inclined to society; averse to companionship or conversation; solitary; reserved; as, an unsociable person or temper.

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Friendliness 66% connected

The condition or quality of being friendly.

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Friendliness 66% connected

The condition or quality of being friendly.

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Synonym 2

Hostile 92% connected

Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupi…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Inimical 92% connected

Having the disposition or temper of an enemy; unfriendly; unfavorable; -- chiefly applied to private, as hostile is to public, enmity.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Antonym 2

Friendly 94% connected

Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable.

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Friendly 94% connected

Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable.

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