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Unkind
/ʌnˈkaɪnd/
Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful.
📖 Definitions of "Unkind"
adjective
- 1
Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful.
- 2
Not kind; contrary to nature or type; unnatural.
- 3
Having no race or kindred; childless.
🔄 Synonyms of "Unkind"
14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| hardnoun | (of material or fluid) Solid and firm. |
| rigorous | Showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough. |
| brutal | Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner. |
| harshverb | Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses. |
| heartless | Without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel. |
| pitiless | Having, or showing, no pity; merciless, ruthless. |
| cruelverb | Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless. |
| inhumane | Alternative form of inhuman: lacking pity or compassion for misery and suffering; cruel, unkind. [Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.] |
| hurtful | Tending to hurt someone's feelings; insulting; lacerating. |
| unsympathetic | Not sympathetic; ill-disposed |
| cuttingnoun | (countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut. |
| edged | That has a sharp planar surface. |
| unkindly | Not kind, lacking in friendliness, warm-heartedness or sympathy. |
| stingingnoun | Having the capacity to sting. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Unkind"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| kindnoun | Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Unkind"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| inhumane | Alternative form of inhuman: lacking pity or compassion for misery and suffering; cruel, unkind. [Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.] |
| unkindly | Not kind, lacking in friendliness, warm-heartedness or sympathy. |
| pitiless | Having, or showing, no pity; merciless, ruthless. |
| cruel | Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless. |
| unsympathetic | Not sympathetic; ill-disposed |
| heartless | Without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel. |
| harsh | Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses. |
| brutal | Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner. |
| hurtful | Tending to hurt someone's feelings; insulting; lacerating. |
| hard | (of material or fluid) Solid and firm. |
| rigorous | Showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough. |
| stinging | Having the capacity to sting. |
| cutting | That is used for cutting. |
| edged | That has a sharp planar surface. |
| callous | (figurative) Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others. |
| bad | Of low quality. |
| rude | Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous. |
| improper | Unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt. |
| incorrect | Not correct; erroneous or wrong. |
| evil | Intending to harm; malevolent. |
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