Synonyms for uncongenial
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Unpleasant
unpleasant, disagreeable, cold, hostile, unfriendly, repugnant, unsympathetic, antipathetic, antagonistic
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not congenial, compatible or sympathetic.
Related words
- Word family
- uncongenialness
Example sentences
- hostile The Soviet Union took a hostile attitude toward us.
- unpleasant He spoke about the unpleasant story for two hours.
- unfriendly Tom told Mary that he thought John was unfriendly.
- disagreeable Tom is one of the most disagreeable people I know.
- incompatible This activity is incompatible with your position.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| uncongenial | falling | |
| hostile | steady | |
| unpleasant | rising | |
| unfriendly | steady | |
| disagreeable | steady | |
| incompatible | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- cold1
- 7 letters
- hostile2
- 9 letters
- repugnant3
- 10 letters
- unpleasant3, unfriendly3
- 12 letters
- incompatible5, antagonistic5, disagreeable5, antipathetic
- 13 letters
- unsympathetic5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hostile2 = 2 syllables).