INHOSPITABLE Synonyms
There are 18 hypernyms of the word inhospitable. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for INHOSPITABLE
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barren | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation adjective satellite • providing no shelter or sustenance • not bearing offspring • completely wanting or lacking | ||||||||
bleak | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • offering little or no hope • providing no shelter or sustenance • unpleasantly cold and damp | ||||||||
cold | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration • extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion noun • a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs) • the absence of heat • the sensation produced by low temperatures adjective satellite • having lost freshness through passage of time • (color) giving no sensation of warmth • marked by errorless familiarity • lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new • so intense as to be almost uncontrollable • sexually unresponsive • without compunction or human feeling • feeling or showing no enthusiasm • unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication • of a seeker; far from the object sought • lacking the warmth of life | ||||||||
desolate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • providing no shelter or sustenance • crushed by grief verb • leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch • reduce in population • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly | ||||||||
harsh | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles adjective satellite • unpleasantly stern • unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses • unkind or cruel or uncivil • severe • sharply disagreeable; rigorous | ||||||||
hostile | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • characterized by enmity or ill will • not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally noun • troops belonging to the enemy's military forces adjective satellite • impossible to bring into friendly accord • very unfavorable to life or growth • unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company (used of attempts to buy or take control of a business) | ||||||||
unforgiving | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy adjective satellite • not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty | ||||||||
unfriendly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not easy to understand or use • not disposed to friendship or friendliness adjective satellite • not friendly • very unfavorable to life or growth | ||||||||
uninviting | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • neither attractive nor tempting adjective satellite • not tempting |