inhospitable synonyms

inhospitable

modif.

  1. Unfriendly

    unwelcoming, cold, brusque, ungracious; see aloof, rude 2, unfriendly 2.

  2. Not offering protection or shelter

    forbidding, barren, desolate, uninhabitable; see bleak 1, sterile 2.

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