Unsympathetic

adj

adj ·5 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not sympathetic; ill-disposed

    "His tall, gaunt, stringy figure is insensible to fatigue, and his dry, half-sarcastic, and often wholly unsympathetic manner is uninfluenced by any change in his surroundings."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not agreeing with your tastes or expectations wordnet
  2. 2
    lacking in sympathy and kindness wordnet
  3. 3
    not having an open mind wordnet
  4. 4
    not sympathetic or disposed toward wordnet
  5. 5
    (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings wordnet

Synonyms

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uncongenialunkindlyhostileabhorrentaffectlessaloof

Example

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"It's not that I am unsympathetic, but I am not able to help you."

Etymology

From un- + sympathetic.

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