UNKIND Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

unkind

adjective

Definition of unkind

as in rude

lacking in kindness, helpfulness, sympathy, etc. an unkind remark unkind treatment It was unkind of you not to invite her.

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Recent Examples of unkind Jones shattered, the way this league can crush a QB if the fates are unkind. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 July 2026 During the first game, the Fever’s Caitlin Clark and the Mercury’s DeWanna Bonner got tangled up, said some unkind things, and five players wound up with technical fouls in the aftermath. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 July 2026 The market is now doing what project-finance investors are meant to do, testing the cash flow and asking who is left holding the risk if the day of refinancing is unkind. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 The action starts at Long Island’s historically unkind Shinnecock Hills on Thursday. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unkind

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unkind

Adjective

No rude reality intrudes on Avedon’s dream city, where the women are beautiful and in love and even the bystanders are charmed.

— Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Which was frankly rude, since it’s been living in my house for a decade.

— Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of rude

Adjective

As unpleasant as his job might be at the moment, Harbaugh is ostensibly safe.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
The Kings and Avalanche aren’t really rivals in the way Dallas and Colorado are, but there’s definitely some unpleasant familiarity after a playoff series last year.

— Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of unpleasant

Adjective

Echard, then 28 and a former NFL athlete, had ended his season 26 run on the popular ABC series as an unfavorable lead, to say the least.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
For example, a retiree with sufficient cash value might use it to supplement other assets rather than selling investments during an unfavorable market period.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of unfavorable

Adjective

Joyful noise and other, impolite sounds radiated from the sets oscillating between the two sites.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
Simply hide the ninja figures and wait for your unsuspecting victim to walk by when out of nowhere, the motion activation lets loose a very impolite noise sure to have your kids rolling.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of impolite

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