unfriendly

Not kind or welcoming toward other people.

• The waiter was unfriendly.
• Why are you so unfriendly to me?
• She gave the visitors an unfriendly look.

How to use it: unfriendly to someone (The neighbors were unfriendly to us.)

Similar words: unwelcoming, hostile, cold

Opposites: friendly

Common phrases: unfriendly person, unfriendly to someone, unfriendly look

Making something difficult or less likely to succeed.

• The conditions were unfriendly to plant growth.
• These tax rules are unfriendly to small businesses.
• The company faced an unfriendly economic climate.

How to use it: unfriendly to something (The soil is unfriendly to most crops.)

Similar words: unfavorable, adverse

Opposites: favorable

Common phrases: unfriendly conditions, unfriendly to something, unfriendly environment

A person who is against you or belongs to an opposing group.

• The patrol spotted an unfriendly.
• Two unfriendlies approached the camp.
• The guards were trained to identify unfriendlies.

Similar words: enemy, foe

Opposites: friend

Common phrases: an unfriendly, identify an unfriendly, armed unfriendly