UNGENIAL Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

ungenial

adjective

Definition of ungenial

as in inhospitable

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Adjective

Tourism picks up Whether arriving from within Chile or overseas, tourists are venturing into the remote, inhospitable areas of the Atacama to admire the millions of flowers adorning vast areas of the desert, stretching from the coast to the horizon.

— Nayara Batschke, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
In the arid, inhospitable climate of western Iran’s Zagros Mountains, life has found a remarkable way to survive.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of inhospitable

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But the tournament will also be remembered for a classless and churlish Argentina, which forever stained itself with a thuggish performance in the game and an ungracious one afterward.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Coaches Dawn Staley of South Carolina and Geno Auriemma of UConn had a heated courtside exchange afterward as Auriemma, in character, complained about the officiating and proved an ungracious loser, but at least apologized a day later.

— Greg Cote April 5, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026

Definition of ungracious

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Hospitality fared well in Deputy’s study, making up half of the 10 happiest job sectors, despite the sector’s reputation for high stress, unsociable hours, and low pay.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2025
To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.

— Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024

Definition of unsociable

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