inhospitable
adjective
, (ˌ)in-ˈhä-(ˌ)spi-
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, (ˌ)in-ˈhä-(ˌ)spi- \
adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms for inhospitable
Synonyms
adversarial, adversary, antagonistic, antipathetic, hostile, inimical, jaundiced, mortal, negative, unfriendly, unsympathetic
Antonyms
friendly, hospitable, nonantagonistic, nonhostile, sympathetic
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The trail devolves from a relatively smooth pathway into a rocky, inhospitable mess. — Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus, chicagotribune.com, "‘Hiker trash,’ a fat rattlesnake and fickle Mother Nature: What it’s like to trek 800 miles on the Arizona Trail," 4 Sep. 2019 Part 2 highlights the surprising discovery of vibrant coral communities thriving in the seemingly inhospitable deep. — Rebecca Asoulin, The Christian Science Monitor, "Wait, fish make noise? Meet the ‘fish listeners.’ (audio)," 29 Aug. 2019 Their design also rethinks some of the more inhospitable aspects of the outdoor areas. — Los Angeles Times, "Three design teams propose La Brea Tar Pits revamp. The mammoth’s future? Uncertain," 26 Aug. 2019 Divvying up water Back around the end of World War I, states formed the League of the Southwest to promote development across the arid West, which explorers and early settlers had deemed largely inhospitable. — Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, "West wrestles with Colorado River “grand bargain” as changing climate depletes water governed by 1922 compact," 25 Aug. 2019 Part 2 highlights the surprising discovery of vibrant coral communities thriving in the seemingly inhospitable deep. — Eva Botkin-kowacki, The Christian Science Monitor, "NASA eyes the ocean: How the deep sea could unlock outer space," 23 Aug. 2019 For its supporters, the launch heralds a new era of development in the inhospitable Russian Arctic. — NBC News, "Russia's 'floating Chernobyl' nuclear plant begins voyage north," 23 Aug. 2019 Men stand guard with security wands, as if this were an international airport rather than an inhospitable holding pen in a desolate frontier. — New York Times, "Massacred at Home, in Misery Abroad, 730,000 Rohingya Are Mired in Hopelessness," 22 Aug. 2019 What could go wrong when Andrei Kaplan leaves an inhospitable New York academic scene and heads to his native Moscow to look after his aging grandmother? — Nina Maclaughlin, BostonGlobe.com, "A big boost for Ciera Burch, and a new leaf for Copper Dog Books," 15 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inhospitable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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inhospitable
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inhospitable
adjective
, in-ˈhä-spi-\