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adjective
- 1. not friendly: "she shot him an unfriendly glance" Similar Opposite
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adjective. uk / ʌnˈfrendli / us. Add to word list. likely to cause problems or prevent success: Plastic bags are an unfriendly choice for environmental sustainability. an unfriendly tax regime. unfriendly to sb/sth Companies are migrating to the suburbs to avoid governments perceived as unfriendly to business.
unfriendly. adjective. un· friend· ly ˌən-ˈfren (d)-lē. Synonyms of unfriendly. : not friendly: such as. a. : hostile, unsympathetic. an unfriendly nation. b. : inhospitable, unfavorable. Synonyms. antiseptic. arctic. brittle. chilly. clammy. cold-blooded. cold-eyed. coldish. cool. frigid. frosty. frozen. gelid. glacial. hard-eyed. icy. uncordial.
adjective. very unfavorable to life or growth. “the unfriendly environment at high altitudes” synonyms: hostile, uncongenial. inhospitable.
having an attitude or acting in a way that shows you do not like people and do not care if they like you: an unfriendly person. unfriendliness. noun [ U ] us / ʌnˈfrend·li·nəs / (Definition of unfriendly from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) unfriendly | Business English. adjective. uk / ʌnˈfrendli / us.
If you describe someone as unfriendly, you mean that they behave in a cruel or hostile way.
adjective. /ʌnˈfrendli/ not kind or pleasant to somebody. an unfriendly atmosphere. unfriendly (to/towards somebody) There's no need to be so unfriendly towards them. the use of environmentally unfriendly products (= that harm the environment) opposite friendly. Extra Examples. Topics Personal qualities b1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
Define unfriendly. unfriendly synonyms, unfriendly pronunciation, unfriendly translation, English dictionary definition of unfriendly. adj. un·friend·li·er , un·friend·li·est 1. Not friendly. 2. Antagonistic or hostile: an unfriendly nation. 3. User-unfriendly. un·friend′li·ness n.