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
Season 4 of The Traitors has proven to be an inhospitable one for gamers, with the first two murder victims being Big Brother and Survivor legends.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Jan. 2026
Many of these organisms are extremophiles, given their ability to survive and thrive in normally inhospitable environments.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026
But when neighboring beaches were desegregated in 1964, the park shuttered and eventually, after decades of abandonment, became inhospitable.
—Essence, 5 Jan. 2026
One might suppose that at its greatest depths, the icy, dark water would be inhospitable to much—but a new discovery reminds us that that is far from the case.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 25 Dec. 2025
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Jan. 2026
Many of these organisms are extremophiles, given their ability to survive and thrive in normally inhospitable environments.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026
But when neighboring beaches were desegregated in 1964, the park shuttered and eventually, after decades of abandonment, became inhospitable.
—Essence, 5 Jan. 2026
One might suppose that at its greatest depths, the icy, dark water would be inhospitable to much—but a new discovery reminds us that that is far from the case.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 25 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhospitable
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The hostile bid came as Nexstar Media Group agreed to acquire Tegna, in a $6 billion transaction that would run afoul of the FCC’s 39% ownership cap; Nexstar has filed for a waiver to the ownership cap.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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The 31-year-old Puerto Rican singer’s celebration of Hispanic culture could hardly have arrived at a more hostile moment for Latinos.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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What is, perhaps, a surprise is seeing a long-term trend, particularly apparent on decadal timescales, that tends towards a brighter (more negative) visual magnitude.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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The prior year featured consistently modest gains and several months of negative growth for payrolls.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Inhospitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhospitable. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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