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unfriendlyun‧friend‧ly /ʌnˈfrendli/ ●●○ adjective (comparative unfriendlier, superlative unfriendliest)   - an unfriendly expression
- He wasn't actually unfriendly, but I still didn't feel comfortable.
- He was not unfriendly with me.
- His eyes were watchful, unfriendly.
- In fact my Independent on Sunday piece about Kate Adie was not unfriendly.
- Is that villager friendly or unfriendly?
- Some company members were unfriendly to the new recruit.
- Their mission is to rescue friendly foreigners from unfriendly territory.
- Unions and retiree groups insist they have it on good authority that the White House budget is unfriendly to feds and retirees.
person/voice/behaviour► unfriendly/not friendly behaving towards someone in a way that shows you are not interested in them or are not ready to talk to them or help them: · The hotel staff were unfriendly and unhelpful.· an unfriendly tone of voice· They didn't seem very friendly to strangers.· She gave him an unfriendly glance. ► hostile very unfriendly, and ready to argue or fight: · He was openly hostile towards me when I arrived.· A hostile crowd gathered outside the US embassy. ► cold behaving towards other people as if you do not like them or care about them: · He gave her a cold stare.· a cold voice ► frosty unfriendly, especially because you are angry with someone: · When she spoke, her tone was frosty.· He got a frosty reception from his wife when he finally returned home (=she was not very friendly towards him). ► aloof [not before noun] not wanting to talk to other people or spend time with them, especially because you think you are better than them: · Some politicians are criticized for being too aloof. ► antagonistic unfriendly and always trying to start arguments with someone: · Why are Kate and John so antagonistic towards each other? ► antisocial not interested in meeting other people or forming friendly relationships with them: · Sorry if I'm being antisocial, but I need to get my work done.· He was an antisocial loner with no friends. place/organization► unfriendly making you feel as though you are not wanted: · The report found that the church can seem unfriendly to outsiders. ► unwelcoming unfriendly – used especially about the physical characteristics or appearance of something: · The entrance to the factory is cold, bare, and unwelcoming.· The new fence is just one example of the city’s attempt to make public spaces unwelcoming to the homeless. ► impersonal lacking the normal friendly relations between people who work or do business together: · I had no desire to work for a large impersonal organization.· They just handed over the keys and walked out – it was all so impersonal. ► forbidding unfriendly, uncomfortable, and a little frightening, so that you do not want to go there: · The school was a rather forbidding building surrounded by a high steel fence. not friendly► unfriendly/not friendly · It's very difficult to work with Lindsay - she's so unfriendly.· I'm sorry if I sounded unfriendly on the phone - I was just tired.· The service at the hotel was bad and the staff weren't very friendly.unfriendly/not friendly to/towards · The other girls weren't openly unfriendly towards her, but they never invited her along with them. ► cold behaving towards other people as if you do not like them or care about them: · His manner all evening was cold and unfriendly.· Next time she saw Harry he wasn't rude to her, just very cold.cold to: · She was oddly cold to him, and I wondered what had happened. ► inhospitable unfriendly to people who are visiting your home or country by not doing anything to make them feel welcome: · Generally, the people I met in the city were rude and inhospitable.· So many tourists had visited the monastery that the monks had grown somewhat inhospitable. ► hostile very unfriendly, and ready to argue with someone, criticize them, or fight with them: · There was a crowd of hostile demonstrators waiting outside her door.hostile to/towards: · He was hostile towards me when I arrived, and the situation did not improve over the next few days.openly hostile: · Several of the neighbors had become openly hostile to one another. ► antagonistic unfriendly and trying to cause arguments with someone: · I can't understand why he's being so antagonistic.antagonistic towards/to: · Why are Kate and John so antagonistic towards each other? ► give somebody the cold shoulder informal to ignore someone and be unfriendly to them, especially because they have upset or offended you: · After I got the promotion, a few of my co-workers started giving me the cold shoulder. ► cliquey/cliquish a group of people who are cliquey or cliquish are friendly to the other people within that group but not to the people outside it: · Everyone at the school was so cliquey, it was hard for me to make new friends.· It was a cliquish group, with the older members staying aloof from the younger ones. when someone prefers not to be with other people► distant unfriendly and showing no emotion, as if other people's lives are of no interest to you: · The neighbors seem very distant, although I try to be friendly.· As she was growing up, her father was always distant and took little interest in her achievements. ► aloof unfriendly and not wanting to talk to other people or spend time with them, especially because you think you are better than them: · Barbara remained aloof behind the barrier of her menu.· The organization is controlled by aloof intellectuals who do not take an interest in the ordinary members. ► stand-offish/standoffish behaving in an unfriendly and rather formal way, as if you do not want to get too involved with other people: · She can be quite stand-offish sometimes.· He was well-liked by the senior members of the firm, even though his colleagues found him standoffish and arrogant. ► antisocial someone who is antisocial does not enjoy being with other people and tries to avoid meeting them or talking to them: · Not everyone who likes playing computer games is an antisocial loner.· Because she was so shy, people often thought she was antisocial. ► unapproachable someone who is unapproachable seems unfriendly so that you are nervous about talking to them: · He kept his arms crossed in front of him and seemed somewhat unapproachable.· A lot of the guys thought she was attractive, but she seemed so unapproachable that no one dared to talk to her. when relationships are unfriendly► unfriendly/not friendly · She used to get on well with her neighbours but now things aren't very friendly.· Unfriendly relations between the two countries nearly led to war.on unfriendly terms/not on friendly terms (=with an unfriendly relationship) · They've been on unfriendly terms ever since their argument. ► cool less friendly than usual, so that people do not smile at each other, talk to each other in a friendly way etc: · The cool relationship between the two men affected the entire team.· When Bill finally arrived, nearly an hour late, he got a rather cool reception. ► strained a situation or relationship that is strained is not friendly or relaxed, because people feel worried or do not trust each other: · The meeting took place in a strained atmosphere.· Our relationship became very strained because I had refused to lend him money. ► frosty very unfriendly, especially following an argument or because someone feels offended: · After their quarrel, things between Maria and her father were rather frosty. ► turn sour if a relationship turns sour , the people involved in it start to dislike each other and to behave in an unfriendly way towards each other: · After five years their marriage turned sour and ended in divorce.· When the company began to lose money, things turned sour between the directors. when a particular place or situation seems unfriendly► unfriendly/not friendly · I don't like going to that bar - it's not very friendly.unfriendly/not friendly to/towards · The city has a reputation for being unfriendly to minorities. ► unwelcoming making you feel that you are not wanted: · The entrance to the factory is cold, bare, and unwelcoming.unwelcoming to/towards: · The new fence is just one example of the city's attempt to make public spaces unwelcoming to the homeless. ► inhospitable unfriendly and difficult to feel relaxed in: · The tribe has lived for generations in the inhospitable mountain regions of the country.inhospitable to/towards: · The brokerage firm has always been extremely inhospitable to women. ► impersonal a place or situation that is impersonal lacks the normal friendly relations between people who work or do business together, as if such feelings were considered unimportant: · They just handed over the keys and walked out - it was all so impersonal.· I had no desire to work for a large, impersonal organization. ► forbidding a forbidding place seems unfriendly, uncomfortable, and a little frightening, so that you do not want to go there: · The school was a large, rather forbidding building.· The wood-panelled den looked dark and forbidding. nounfriendfriendlinessfriendshipfriendlyadjectivefriendly ≠ unfriendlyfriendlessverbbefriend 1not kind or friendly:  The old man looked cross and unfriendly. a lonely unfriendly placeunfriendly to/towards The villagers were really quite unfriendly towards us.2not helping or wanting a type of person or thingunfriendly to We have created cities that are unfriendly to pedestrians.3an unfriendly government or nation is one that opposes yoursTHESAURUSperson/voice/behaviourunfriendly/not friendly behaving towards someone in a way that shows you are not interested in them or are not ready to talk to them or help them: · The hotel staff were unfriendly and unhelpful.· an unfriendly tone of voice· They didn't seem very friendly to strangers.· She gave him an unfriendly glance.hostile very unfriendly, and ready to argue or fight: · He was openly hostile towards me when I arrived.· A hostile crowd gathered outside the US embassy.cold behaving towards other people as if you do not like them or care about them: · He gave her a cold stare.· a cold voicefrosty unfriendly, especially because you are angry with someone: · When she spoke, her tone was frosty.· He got a frosty reception from his wife when he finally returned home (=she was not very friendly towards him).aloof [not before noun] not wanting to talk to other people or spend time with them, especially because you think you are better than them: · Some politicians are criticized for being too aloof.antagonistic unfriendly and always trying to start arguments with someone: · Why are Kate and John so antagonistic towards each other?antisocial not interested in meeting other people or forming friendly relationships with them: · Sorry if I'm being antisocial, but I need to get my work done.· He was an antisocial loner with no friends.place/organizationunfriendly making you feel as though you are not wanted: · The report found that the church can seem unfriendly to outsiders.unwelcoming unfriendly – used especially about the physical characteristics or appearance of something: · The entrance to the factory is cold, bare, and unwelcoming.· The new fence is just one example of the city’s attempt to make public spaces unwelcoming to the homeless.impersonal lacking the normal friendly relations between people who work or do business together: · I had no desire to work for a large impersonal organization.· They just handed over the keys and walked out – it was all so impersonal.forbidding unfriendly, uncomfortable, and a little frightening, so that you do not want to go there: · The school was a rather forbidding building surrounded by a high steel fence. |