The 80m-high cliffs, steep from every angle, appear uninviting, even menacing.
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Uninviting
/ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/
Synonyms for "uninviting" (58 found)
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Closest matches (12)
Adjective(5 words)
Strong matches (17)
Adjective(7 words)
Noun(2 words)
most unwelcomingputoff
Related words (29)
Adjective(9 words)
unappealingunattractiveunfavorableuninviteuntemptingunwelcomingunwelcoming receptionwithdrawwithhold
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6 entriesaction verbcontractual descriptordescriptive adjectiveparticipial adjectivequalitative adjectivetransitive verb
More specific
10 entriesbleakcancel invitationdrearygrimmonotonousonerousrefuse invitationrestrictivewithdraw invitationwithhold invitation
Collocations
11 entriescancel invitationless invitingmore uninvitingrevoke invitationuninvite a guestuninvite guestsuninviting atmosphereuninviting designuninviting proposaluninviting venuewithdraw invitation
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
8 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
3 entriesSample sentences
9 total sentences available.
In that uninviting place I found too many difficult people.
Source: tatoeba (4766202)
Yanni's house was very dark and uninviting.
Source: tatoeba (9115063)
The water in the pond was murky and uninviting.
Source: tatoeba (12484251)
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