- unsympathetic
adj. unsympathetic to
* * *[ˌʌnsɪmpə'θetɪk]unsympathetic to
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
unsympathetic
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unsympathetic — index callous, cold blooded, cruel, harsh, insusceptible (uncaring), obdurate, relentless, ruthless … Law dictionary
unsympathetic — 1823, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) “not” + SYMPATHETIC (Cf. sympathetic) … Etymology dictionary
unsympathetic — 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… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
unsympathetic — [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,… … New thesaurus
unsympathetic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not sympathetic. 2) not showing approval of an idea or action. 3) not likeable. DERIVATIVES unsympathetically adverb … English terms dictionary
unsympathetic — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unsympathetic — [[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 … English dictionary
unsympathetic — 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unsympathetic — 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 … English dictionary
unsympathetic — 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unsympathetic — adjective 1) unsympathetic staff Syn: uncaring, unconcerned, unfriendly, unfeeling, apathetic, insensitive, indifferent, unkind, pitiless, thoughtless, heartless, hard hearted, stony, callous Ant … Thesaurus of popular words
