unsympathetic
1. not sympathetic or disposed toward (Freq. 2)
- unsympathetic officialdom
- people unsympathetic to the revolution
- his dignity made him seem aloof and unsympathetic
• Ant:
sympathetic
• Similar to:
unsympathizing, unsympathising
• See Also:
uncompassionate, uncongenial, incompatible, unresponsive
2. (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings
- all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic
• Syn:
unappealing, unlikeable, unlikable
• Ant:
sympathetic
• Topics:
drama
3. not agreeing with your tastes or expectations
- found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it
- a job temperamentally unsympathetic to him
• Syn:
disagreeable
• Similar to:
uncongenial, incompatible
• Derivationally related forms:
disagreeableness (for: disagreeable)
4. lacking in sympathy and kindness
- unkindly ancts
• Syn:
unkindly
• Similar to:
unkind
5. not having an open mind
- a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas
• Syn:
closed
• Similar to:
unreceptive
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