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View usage for: (ʌntʃærɪtəbəl) adjectiveIf you describe someone's remarks, thoughts, or behaviour as uncharitable, you think they are being unkind or unfair to someone. Don't be uncharitable. This was an uncharitable assessment of the reasons for the failure. Synonyms: unkind, mean [informal], cruel, insensitive More Synonyms of uncharitable uncharitable in British English (ʌnˈtʃærɪtəbəl) adjective(of a person, remark, etc) unkind or lacking in generosity an uncharitable criticism uncharitable in American English (ʌnˈtʃærɪtəbəl) adjective harsh or severe, as in judging or dealing with others; unforgiving, ungenerous, or censorious Derived forms uncharitableness (unˈcharitableness) noun uncharitably (unˈcharitably) adverb Examples of 'uncharitable' in a sentenceuncharitable Rotherby, who had always considered Hillsden his social inferior, offered the uncharitable explanation that there was no real mystery.For a moment, Maggie felt the uncharitable wish that she still had the house to herself.Before he had been on the production site long, there was uncharitable criticism of Kenworthy.His lips were narrow and uncharitable, his eyes curiously bright, and not with love. Definition unkind or harsh an uncharitable assessment of the reasons for the failure Synonyms unfriendly unforgiving stingyungenerous unchristian hardhearted Opposites kind , generous , charitable , feeling , friendly , sensitive , sympathetic , merciful Additional synonymsDefinition deliberately causing pain without pity They should spend a long time in jail to reflect on their cruel acts.the persecution of prisoners by cruel captors Synonyms brutal, ruthless, callous, sadistic, inhumane, hard, fell (archaic), severe, harsh, savage, grim, vicious, relentless, murderous, monstrous, unnatural, unkind, heartless, atrocious, inhuman, merciless, cold-blooded, malevolent, hellish (informal), depraved, spiteful, brutish, bloodthirsty, remorseless, barbarous, pitiless, unfeeling, sanguinary, hard-hearted, stony-hearted, implacableDefinition unaware of or ignoring other people's feelings Her friend was insensitive and careless. Synonyms unfeeling, indifferent, unconcerned, uncaring, tough, hardened, callous, crass, unresponsive, thick-skinned, obtuse, tactless, imperceptive, unsusceptible Definition unkind or spiteful The prison officer described him as the meanest man he'd ever met. Synonyms malicious, hostile, nasty, sour, unpleasant, rude, unfriendly, bad-tempered, disagreeable, churlish, ill-tempered, cantankerousNearby words ofuncharitable - unchanged
- unchanging
- uncharacteristic
- uncharitable
- uncharted
- unchaste
- unchecked
Additional synonymsDefinition without mercy the merciless efficiency of a modern police state Synonyms cruel, ruthless, hard, severe, harsh, relentless, callous, heartless, unforgiving, fell (archaic), inexorable, implacable, unsympathetic, inhumane, barbarous, pitiless, unfeeling, unsparing, hard-hearted, unmerciful, unappeasable, unpitying Definition without sympathy an unfeeling bully who used his huge size to frighten people Synonyms callous, insensitive, heartless, cold, cruel, hardened, stony, inhuman, unsympathetic, uncaring, apathetic, pitiless, hardhearted Definition not feeling or showing sympathy an unsympathetic doctor Synonyms insensitive, callous, heartless, hard, cold, harsh, cruel, indifferent, unkind, unmoved, unconcerned, apathetic, soulless, unresponsive, unfeeling, uncompassionate, compassionless (rare), stony-hearted, unpitying |