unsupportive

adjective

un·​sup·​port·​ive ˌən-sə-ˈpȯr-tiv How to pronounce unsupportive (audio)
: not providing support : not supportive
But any personal gain I may have realized as a result of this environment is tempered by a public attitude toward teaching that is not only unsupportive but at times antagonistic.Howard Karlitz
They were unsupportive of her decision.

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While many fans deemed Nate the real villain of the 2006 movie because of his unsupportive approach to Andy's journalism career, the source says audiences are intended to like Brammall's character. EW.com, 21 July 2025 This hyperfocus on the negatives usually means resentment has already built up and ultimately changed your connection into something more draining and unsupportive, Barbie Atkinson, LPC, founder of Catalyst Counseling in Houston, tells SELF. Jenna Ryu, SELF, 17 July 2025 Likewise, your cheerleaders could also put unsupportive partners into perspective. Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 24 June 2025 Milk fervently encouraged gay people not to be secretive about their lives, even with hostile or unsupportive family members. Andy Rose, CNN Money, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for unsupportive

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsupportive was in 1912

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“Unsupportive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsupportive. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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