Link Centre Dictionary

unsympathetic

un·sym·pat·hetic

US/ʌˌnsɪmpʌˈθɛtɪk/ rare

adjective

1.

not sympathetic or disposed toward

  • “unsympathetic officialdom”
  • “people unsympathetic to the revolution”
  • “his dignity made him seem aloof and unsympathetic”
Antonyms
2.

(of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings

  • “all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic”
3.

not having an open mind

  • “a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas”
Synonyms
4.

lacking in sympathy and kindness

  • “unkindly ancts”
Synonyms
Similar
5.

not agreeing with your tastes or expectations

  • “found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it”
  • “a job temperamentally unsympathetic to him”
Synonyms

Origin

From un- + sympathetic.

Related words

Word family

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.