uncongenial

uncongenial
Synonyms and related words:
Olympian, abhorrent, aloof, antagonistic, antipathetic, at cross-purposes, at loggerheads, at odds, at variance, at war, autistic, backward, bashful, blank, chilled, chilly, clashing, close, cold, constrained, contradictory, contrary, cool, cranky, cross, detached, differing, disaccordant, disagreeable, disagreeing, discordant, discreet, discrepant, disharmonious, dislikable, displeasing, disproportionate, dissident, dissociable, dissonant, distant, distasteful, divergent, expressionless, forbidding, frigid, frosty, grating, guarded, hostile, icy, immiscible, impassive, impersonal, inaccessible, inaccordant, incompatible, inharmonious, insociable, intolerable, introverted, jangling, jarring, mislikable, modest, mopey, mopish, morose, negative, nongregarious, odious, offish, out of accord, out of whack, remote, removed, repressed, repugnant, reserved, restrained, reticent, retiring, self-contained, self-sufficient, shrinking, snug, socially incompatible, standoff, standoffish, subdued, sullen, suppressed, unaffable, unapproachable, unclubbable, uncommunicative, uncompanionable, undemonstrative, unexpansive, unfriendly, ungenial, unharmonious, uninviting, unlikable, unlovable, unpleasant, unsociable, unsocial, variant, withdrawn

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • uncongenial — index inapposite, inapt, incongruous, inept (inappropriate), offensive (offending), unsuitable …   Law dictionary

  • uncongenial — (adj.) 1775, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + CONGENIAL (Cf. congenial) …   Etymology dictionary

  • uncongenial — unsympathetic, incompatible, *inconsonant, inconsistent, incongruous, discordant, discrepant Analogous words: *antipathetic, unsympathetic, averse: *repugnant, repellent, abhorrent, obnoxious Antonyms: congenial Contrasted words: companionable,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • uncongenial — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not friendly or pleasant to be with. 2) unsuitable and therefore unlikely to promote success or well being …   English terms dictionary

  • uncongenial — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • uncongenial — adjective Date: 1813 1. not sympathetic or compatible < uncongenial roommates > 2. a. not fitted ; unsuitable < a soil uncongenial to most crops > b. not to one s taste ; disagreeable < an uncongenial tas …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • uncongenial — [[t]ʌ̱nkənʤi͟ːniəl[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe a person or place as uncongenial, you mean that they are unfriendly and unpleasant. He continued to find the Simpsons uncongenial bores... Hollywood was an uncongenial place to work. Ant:… …   English dictionary

  • uncongenial — adjective 1》 not friendly or pleasant to be with. 2》 not suitable for someone or something: the religious climate proved uncongenial to such ideas …   English new terms dictionary

  • uncongenial — adj.; uncongenially, adv. * * * …   Universalium

  • uncongenial — adjective a) not congenial, compatible or sympathetic b) incapable of being grafted …   Wiktionary

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