inhospitable

adjective

ˌin-(ˌ)hä-ˈspi-tə-bəl How to pronounce inhospitable (audio)
Definition of inhospitablenext
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 That said, in some years Apple has introduced a neat extra which may be useful if this time means an inhospitable hour. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 One key to removing them from your garden is to make their habitat inhospitable by removing low-hanging leaves, rocks and weeds that provide that shade. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 7 July 2026 The remote, inhospitable terrain serves as a natural biological barrier, though hundreds of thousands of migrants traverse the gap every year. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 Many exoplanets are stuck in inhospitable orbits that make life or just the presence of liquid water impossible, and this stop on the tour brings home Earth’s good fortune. — Rob Pegoraro, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for inhospitable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhospitable
  1. hostile
  2. negative
Adjective
  • Kuwait's army said its air defence systems were targeting hostile missile and drone attacks.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Some recent laws, including the Safer Skies Act of 2025, grant state and local agencies (though not private-sector entities) greater license to detect and track hostile drones.
    — Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of hostile
Adjective
  • And as the backlash to generative AI continues to grow, especially in creative fields, those attempts are bringing in far more negative than positive attention.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
  • At least twice each fiscal year, school boards review updated financial projections and classify their districts’ fiscal health as positive, qualified or negative, after which county superintendents review each certification and may downgrade it.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of negative

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“Inhospitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhospitable. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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