as in inhospitable
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungenial
Adjective
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Down the hall from the Cosmic Splendor display, visitors can view the short Worlds Beyond Earth film, which outlines the perfect conditions Earth has for life compared to its inhospitable planet neighbors.—
Jessica Rendall,
Space.com,
4 June 2025 -
But for the roughly 200 men and women arriving for the weekend’s Tactical Games, the inhospitable weather only added to the experience.—
Calum Marsh Bridget Bennett,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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But, even though there was nothing the slightest bit ungracious or ungenerous about her performance, it was felt more like the audience being asked to come to her.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
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Trump, in turn, canceled the additional metals tariff, reverting to his original 25 percent imposition, and then took his predictably ungracious victory lap.—
Chris Jones,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Ask Amy: My unsociable neighbor doesn't know about me and his wife.—
Bay Area News Group,
The Mercury News,
2 June 2024
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To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.—
Erika Page,
The Christian Science Monitor,
2 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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An office that demands wisdom and restraint is now debased with churlish impulsivity, rambling incoherency and overt grift.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2025
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Marty, meanwhile, hollow-eyed and churlish about straying from their objective, seems haunted with guilt after a recent stint in jail for setting a building on fire.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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“Ungenial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungenial. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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