as in hostile
marked by opposition or ill will
the proposal received an unexpectedly inhospitable response from the city council
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Recent Examples of inhospitable
Set five years after Jurassic World Dominion (2022), the planet has become inhospitable for dinosaurs, so those that still exist have become isolated to environments in which their breeds once flourished.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
The inhospitable Arctic is being reshaped by climate change, new trade routes and fresh military footprints from Russia and China.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
The film takes place within an inhospitable environment where brushes with outlaws (and the law itself) can lead to death by gunfire.
—Sezin Devi Keohler, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
My colleagues Ruben Vives and Andrea Castillo documented the situation of Ramirez and other fire survivors who moved back into inhospitable and, in some cases, damaged homes that lacked basic utilities.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
The inhospitable Arctic is being reshaped by climate change, new trade routes and fresh military footprints from Russia and China.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
The film takes place within an inhospitable environment where brushes with outlaws (and the law itself) can lead to death by gunfire.
—Sezin Devi Keohler, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
My colleagues Ruben Vives and Andrea Castillo documented the situation of Ramirez and other fire survivors who moved back into inhospitable and, in some cases, damaged homes that lacked basic utilities.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhospitable
Adjective
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John Shine described to me a research trip to the hostile mountain environs of Tasmania, where snakes stay under cover except for the 20 or 30 warm days each year.—
Stephen S. Hall,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Union members shared other experiences and stories, including those of an increasingly hostile work environment for some.—
Molly Guthrey,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But if your reflection is limited to replaying the negative parts of your social interactions and perpetuating feelings of shame or self-criticism, that’s less constructive, says Janeé Steele, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in Kalamazoo, Michigan.—
Seraphina Seow,
Vogue,
17 Apr. 2025
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The evidence for this is her (few) actions at the tournament, which are being construed as overwhelmingly negative.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Inhospitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhospitable. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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