Synonyms and antonyms of Unfriendly in American Thesaurus

unfriendly (adjective)

not friendly

cold (adjective)

not seeming friendly or sympathetic

hostile (adjective)

behaving in a very unfriendly or threatening way toward someone

distant (adjective)

someone who is distant seems unfriendly or does not show their feelings

unpleasant (adjective)

not friendly or kind

aloof (adjective)

someone who is aloof, or who remains or stays aloof from something, is not friendly or does not want to be involved in something

antagonistic (adjective)

disliking someone or something very much and behaving in a very unfriendly way toward them

churlish (adjective)

impolite and unfriendly, especially toward someone who does not deserve to be treated in this way

stony (adjective)

not friendly and not showing any emotion

icy (adjective)

showing that you do not like someone and do not want to be friendly with them

abrupt (adjective)

behaving or speaking in a way that seems rude to other people because you do not take the time to be friendly

antisocial (adjective)

not interested in meeting other people, or not enjoying friendly relationships with them

antisocial (adjective)

showing a lack of care for other people or for society in general

belligerent (adjective)

very unfriendly and angry

brusque (adjective)

using quick movements that show that you do not feel friendly toward someone

chilly (adjective)

unfriendly

cold (adjective)

used about people and places

cold-hearted (adjective)

with no sympathy for other people

cool (adjective)

not friendly or enthusiastic

coolly (adverb)

in an unfriendly way

disagreeable (adjective)

formal not friendly or polite

disobliging (adjective)

mainly Britishformal refusing to help or do what someone asks you to do

dour (adjective)

very serious, and not smiling or friendly

forbidding (adjective)

appearing unfriendly or threatening

frigid (adjective)

extremely formal and unfriendly

frosty (adjective)

unfriendly and showing that you do not approve of someone or something

glacial (adjective)

showing that you are angry or unfriendly

grim (adjective)

very serious and unfriendly

gruff (adjective)

rude and unfriendly

hard-boiled (adjective)

informal not showing any sympathy for other people

haughty (adjective)

proud and unfriendly

icily (adverb)

in a way that shows you do not like someone and do not want to be friendly with them

ill-disposed (adjective)

formal feeling unfriendly or not sympathetic toward someone

impersonal (adjective)

not showing any friendly feelings or interest in someone

impersonal (adjective)

used about a place that does not seem friendly because there are no personal features

inhospitable (adjective)

unfriendly to guests

inimical (adjective)

mainly literary unfriendly

misanthropic (adjective)

formal someone who is misanthropic dislikes people and avoids social situations

nice (adjective)

spoken used for saying that someone or something is not friendly, kind, or pleasant

offhand (adjective)

unfriendly in the way you treat someone

remote (adjective)

not showing any friendly interest in other people

rough (adjective)

not gentle

roughly (adverb)

in a way that is not gentle

severe (adjective)

unfriendly and not smiling

severely (adverb)

with an unfriendly attitude and a lack of humor

sharp (adjective)

a sharp comment, voice, or expression shows that someone is unfriendly or annoyed

sour (adjective)

unpleasant, unfriendly, or in a bad mood

sourly (adverb)

in an unpleasant and unfriendly way, especially in the way that you speak

spiteful (adjective)

deliberately trying to upset someone or cause problems for them, especially because you think something is unfair

standoffish (adjective)

a standoffish person behaves in a formal way that is not friendly because they do not want to get involved with other people

stiff (adjective)

formal and controlled in a way that is not friendly or relaxed

stiffly (adverb)

in a formal way that is not friendly or relaxed

stonily (adverb)

in an unfriendly way, without showing any emotion

stony-faced (adjective)

looking angry or unfriendly

surly (adjective)

unfriendly and rude

unapproachable (adjective)

not friendly or easy to talk to

uncaring (adjective)

without any sympathy for other people

ungracious (adjective)

not polite or friendly, especially toward someone who has been polite or kind to you

unsmiling (adjective)

seeming very serious or unfriendly

unsociable (adjective)

not interested in meeting people or in doing things with other people

unsympathetic (adjective)

not kind enough or interested enough to want to know about other people’s problems

unsympathetic (adjective)

used for describing someone’s behavior

unsympathetic (adjective)

an unsympathetic person is not nice enough for you to care about them

unwelcoming (adjective)

behaving in an unfriendly way because you are not pleased to see someone

wintry (adjective)

deliberately unfriendly