as in hostile
marked by opposition or ill will
the proposal received an unexpectedly inhospitable response from the city council
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Recent Examples of inhospitable
Adapted to live in some of our planet’s most inhospitable mountainous regions, snow leopards (Panthera uncia) are the ultimate mountain climbers and an iconic big cat.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 May 2025
Zahab had spent the last two decades crossing some of the most inhospitable environments on Earth.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 2 May 2025
Picture a thin slab of sandy, inhospitable desert land by the side of Highway 78, just a few miles from the Salton Sea.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
Set five years after Jurassic World Dominion (2022), the planet has become inhospitable for dinosaurs, so those that still exist have become isolated to environments in which their breeds once flourished.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 May 2025
Zahab had spent the last two decades crossing some of the most inhospitable environments on Earth.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 2 May 2025
Picture a thin slab of sandy, inhospitable desert land by the side of Highway 78, just a few miles from the Salton Sea.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
Set five years after Jurassic World Dominion (2022), the planet has become inhospitable for dinosaurs, so those that still exist have become isolated to environments in which their breeds once flourished.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhospitable
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The game is scheduled to tip off at 8 p.m. ET and Pacers fans are sure to bring the energy and create a hostile atmosphere for New York.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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Some of countries in the continent that are rich in uranium, such as Niger and Gabon, may be delicate or difficult to deal with in the near term as both underwent military coups recently, with Niger turning hostile toward the French and more toward the Russians.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Despite all the negative attention the movie received, Johnson did not appear concerned with the long-term impact of Madame Web while speaking with the L.A. Times.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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There also exist aspects of their past which would become political fodder in the hands of any opponent’s negative campaign.—
Judith Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2025
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“Inhospitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhospitable. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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