Unsympathetic

  • 1unsympathetic — index callous, cold blooded, cruel, harsh, insusceptible (uncaring), obdurate, relentless, ruthless …

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  • 2unsympathetic — 1823, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) “not” + SYMPATHETIC (Cf. sympathetic) …

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  • 3unsympathetic — 1 uncongenial, discordant, incongruous, incompatible, *inconsonant, inconsistent, discrepant Antonyms: sympathetic Contrasted words: harmonizing or harmonious, accordant, correspondent (see corresponding verbs at AGREE) 2 *antipathetic, averse… …

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  • 4unsympathetic — [adj] without agreement in feeling aloof, antipathetic, apathetic, aversive, callous, cold, cold blooded, cool, cruel, disinterested, frigid, halfhearted, hard, harsh, heartless, icy, indifferent, insensitive, lukewarm*, mean, nasty, obdurate,… …

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  • 5unsympathetic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not sympathetic. 2) not showing approval of an idea or action. 3) not likeable. DERIVATIVES unsympathetically adverb …

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  • 6unsympathetic — [spelling only] …

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  • 7unsympathetic — [[t]ʌ̱nsɪmpəθe̱tɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If someone is unsympathetic, they are not kind or helpful to a person in difficulties. Her husband was unsympathetic and she felt she had no one to turn to. ...an unsympathetic doctor. Ant: sympathetic 2) ADJ …

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  • 8unsympathetic — un|sym|pa|thet|ic [ ,ʌnsımpə θetık ] adjective 1. ) not kind enough or interested enough to want to know about other people s problems: an unsympathetic teacher/boss a ) used for describing someone s behavior: The tone of her e mail was cold and… …

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  • 9unsympathetic — UK [ˌʌnsɪmpəˈθetɪk] / US adjective 1) a) not kind enough or interested enough to want to know about other people s problems an unsympathetic teacher/boss b) used for describing someone s behaviour The tone of her email was cold and unsympathetic …

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  • 10unsympathetic — un|sym|pa|thet|ic [ˌʌnsımpəˈθetık] adj 1.) not kind or helpful to someone who is having problems 2.) not willing to support an idea, aim etc unsympathetic to/towards ▪ a government that s unsympathetic to public opinion 3.) an unsympathetic… …

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