The meaning of Unsympathetic

preposition

In opposition to.

Usage examples:

The fight against crime

preposition

In opposition to; opposed to

Usage examples:

I know you’d like to get a more expensive car, but i’m against it., it’s against the law to throw y…

adjective

Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

Usage examples:

They were courteous but faintly aloof

adjective

Not taking part in things, esp. in a way that seems unfriendly

Usage examples:

Is she aloof and arrogant or just shy?, when they argued, i remained aloof.

preposition

Opposed to; against.

Usage examples:

I'm anti the abuse of drink and the hassle that it causes

adjective

Opposed.

Usage examples:

The local councils are anti

noun

A person opposed to a particular policy, activity, or idea.

Usage examples:

The threat to field sports from the antis is a serious one

adjective

Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

Usage examples:

An apathetic electorate

adjective

Showing no interest or energy and unwilling to take action, especially over something important

Usage examples:

Young people today are so apathetic about politics., don't be so apathetic - how are you going to g…

adjective

Of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared with the human body.

Usage examples:

A freezing cold day

noun

A low temperature; cold weather; a cold environment.

Usage examples:

My teeth chattered with the cold

adverb

Completely; entirely.

Usage examples:

We stopped cold behind a turn in the staircase

adjective

Feeling or showing no sympathy and concern for others.

Usage examples:

There are unethical and compassionless people at all levels of society

adjective

Of or at a fairly low temperature.

Usage examples:

It'll be a cool afternoon

noun

A fairly low temperature.

Usage examples:

The cool of the night air

verb

Become or make less hot.

Usage examples:

We dived into the river to cool off

adjective

Unpleasant or unenjoyable.

Usage examples:

A disagreeable thought

adjective

Unpleasant; unattractive

Usage examples:

The drinking water had a disagreeable oily taste.

adjective

Far away in space or time.

Usage examples:

Distant parts of the world

adjective

Far away in space or time

Usage examples:

She dreamed of traveling to distant lands., we could hear the sound of distant thunder.

adjective

Far away

Usage examples:

A distant country, she could hear the distant sound of fireworks exploding.

adjective

Displaying a complete lack of feeling or consideration.

Usage examples:

Heartless thieves stole the pushchair of a two-year-old boy

adjective

Cruel or unkind

Usage examples:

She denounced the cutbacks on aid to the poor as heartless and shortsighted policies.

adjective

Suffering from an illness or disease or feeling unwell.

Usage examples:

He was taken ill with food poisoning

adverb

Badly, wrongly, or imperfectly.

Usage examples:

The street is dominated by ill-lit shops

noun

A problem or misfortune.

Usage examples:

A lengthy work on the ills of society

adjective

Having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned.

Usage examples:

He gave an indifferent shrug

adjective

(of an environment) harsh and difficult to live in.

Usage examples:

The inhospitable landscape

adjective

Not welcoming or generous to people who visit you

Usage examples:

I'll have to cook them a meal or they'll think i'm inhospitable., they had to trek for miles throug…

adjective

Showing or feeling no concern for others' feelings.

Usage examples:

An insensitive remark

adjective

Not aware of other people’s feelings, or not showing sympathy for the feelings of other people

Usage examples:

The governor apologized for his insensitive remarks about the homeless., his feet seem to be insens…

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

Plastic bags burn with a nasty, acrid smell

noun

An unpleasant or harmful person or thing.

Usage examples:

A water conditioner to neutralize chlorine and other nasties

Offensive or even (of persons) malicious

adjective

Arousing distaste or opposition; unpleasant or offensive.

Usage examples:

I find his theory objectionable in its racist undertones

adjective

Causing offense or opposition

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Objectionable behavior

adjective

Extremely unpleasant.

Usage examples:

Obnoxious odours

adjective

Causing disapproval or protest

adjective

Showing no pity; cruel.

Usage examples:

A pitiless executioner

adjective

Without mercy or sympathy

adjective

Having or showing no pity

Usage examples:

A pitiless dictator

adjective

Not welcoming or friendly.

Usage examples:

He seems stuffy and unapproachable

adjective

Not pleasing or appealing to look at.

Usage examples:

An unattractive deep red brick

adjective

Ugly in appearance, or unpleasant in character

Usage examples:

An unattractive room, an unattractive personality

adjective

Not displaying sympathy or concern for others.

Usage examples:

An uncaring father

adjective

Not worrying about other people's troubles or doing anything to help them

Usage examples:

The charity criticized the city for its "callous, uncaring attitude" to the homeless.

adjective

(of a person's behaviour or attitude towards others) unkind; unsympathetic.

Usage examples:

This uncharitable remark possibly arose out of jealousy

adjective

Unkind and unfair

Usage examples:

The uncharitable explanation is that she's too afraid to ask.

adjective

Showing a lack of worry or interest, especially when this is surprising or callous.

Usage examples:

Scott seemed unconcerned by his companion's problem

adjective

Not worried or anxious

Usage examples:

How can you be unconcerned about how much things cost?

adjective

(of a person) not friendly or pleasant to be with.

Usage examples:

Uncongenial dining companions

adjective

(of a person) not friendly and pleasant

Usage examples:

Unfortunately i found him almost as uncongenial as his sister., he found post-war college life unco…

adjective

Unsympathetic, harsh, or callous.

Usage examples:

My mother is a cold, unfeeling woman

adjective

Not feeling sympathy for other people’s suffering

Usage examples:

An unfeeling man

adjective

Not friendly.

Usage examples:

She shot him an unfriendly glance

adjective

Inconsiderate and harsh to others.

Usage examples:

You were terribly unkind to her

adjective

Not kind

Usage examples:

He’s made some very unkind remarks about his employer lately.

adjective

(especially of a person) not likeable.

Usage examples:

A thoroughly unlikeable bully

adjective

An unlikeable person is not pleasant or easy to like

Usage examples:

He is one of the most unlikeable characters in the history of crime fiction., i have no idea why he…

adjective

Not affected by emotion or excitement.

Usage examples:

He was clearly unmoved by her outburst

adjective

Not neighbourly.

Usage examples:

I should add that this is not one of those cases familiar to the courts where neighbours behave in …

adjective

Not feeling or showing pity.

Usage examples:

A flat, unpitying voice

adjective

Causing discomfort, unhappiness, or revulsion; disagreeable.

Usage examples:

An unpleasant smell

adjective

Not attractive or enjoyable or easy to like

Usage examples:

An unpleasant surprise, unpleasant memories, an unpleasant young man, rob chuckled unpleasantly.

adjective

Not responsive.

Usage examples:

These symptoms may be unresponsive to conventional treatment

adjective

Not reacting or answering, or not reacting or answering satisfactorily

Usage examples:

The company has been unresponsive to her efforts to discuss a settlement.

adjective

Disagreeable to taste, smell, or look at.

Usage examples:

They looked at the scanty, unsavoury portions of food doled out to them

adjective

Unpleasant, or morally offensive

Usage examples:

Unsavoury sexual practices, an unsavoury reputation

adjective

Not enjoying or making an effort to behave sociably in the company of others.

Usage examples:

Terry was grumpy and unsociable

adjective

→  unsocial

adjective

Not handled, used, or tasted.

Usage examples:

Annabel pushed aside her untouched plate

adjective

Not changed or spoiled in any way

Usage examples:

These prewar apartment buildings have been virtually untouched since they were built., she left her…