NURTURING Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word nurturing. (opposite meanings)

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	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
	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
	inattentive				adjectiveadj
	adjective • showing a lack of attention or care adjective satellite • not showing due care or attention
	indifferent				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • marked by a lack of interest • showing no care or concern in attitude or action • (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed • (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other • fairly poor to not very good • having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive • marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another • characterized by a lack of partiality • being neither good nor bad • neither too great nor too little
	neglectful				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • not showing due care or attention • failing in what duty requires
	uncaring				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • lacking affection or warm feeling • without care or thought for others
	unconcerned				adjectiveadj
	adjective • lacking in interest or care or feeling adjective satellite • easy in mind; not worried • not occupied or engaged with
	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
	unsupportive				adjectiveadj
	adjective • not furnishing support or assistance
	neglecting				verb, adjectivev, adj
	noun • lack of attention and due care • the state of something that has been unused and neglected • willful lack of care and attention • the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern • failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances verb • leave undone or leave out • fail to do something; leave something undone • fail to attend to • give little or no attention to