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GENIAL Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word genial. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For GENIAL

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aloof
adjectiveadj
adverb

• in an aloof manner

adjective satellite

• remote in manner

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

gruff
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• brusque and surly and forbidding

• deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion

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)

inhospitable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• unfavorable to life or growth

• not hospitable

rude
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking civility or good manners

adjective satellite

• socially incorrect in behavior

• (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace

• (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

• belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness

unapproachable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• discouraging intimacies; reserved

adjective satellite

• inaccessibly located or situated

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

unkind
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking kindness

adjective satellite

• deficient in humane and kindly feelings

Alternatives for ALOOF

Alternatives for COLD

Alternatives for GRUFF

Alternatives for HARSH

Alternatives for HOSTILE

Alternatives for INHOSPITABLE

Alternatives for RUDE

Alternatives for UNAPPROACHABLE

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