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New American Oxford Dictionary

unsympathetic

un sym pa thet ic |ˌənˌsimpəˈTHetik ˌənsɪmpəˈθɛdɪk | adjective not feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy: I'm not being unsympathetic, but I can't see why you put up with him. [ predic. ] not showing approval or favor toward an idea or action: they were initially unsympathetic toward the cause of Irish freedom. (of a person ) not friendly or cooperative; unlikable: a totally unsympathetic character. DERIVATIVES un sym pa thet i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

unsympathetic

un |sym ¦pa ¦thet ¦ic |ˌʌnsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk | adjective 1 not feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy: I'm not being unsympathetic, but I can't see why you put up with him. 2 not showing approval or favour towards an idea or action: they were initially unsympathetic towards the cause of Irish freedom. 3 (of a person ) not friendly or cooperative; unlikeable: a totally unsympathetic character. DERIVATIVES unsympathetically adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

unsympathetic

unsympathetic adjective 1 unsympathetic staff: uncaring, unconcerned, unfriendly, unfeeling, apathetic, insensitive, indifferent, unkind, pitiless, thoughtless, heartless, hard-hearted, stony, callous. ANTONYMS caring. 2 the government was unsympathetic to these views: opposed to, against, (dead ) set against, antagonistic to, ill-disposed to; informal anti. 3 an unsympathetic character: unlikable, dislikable, disagreeable, unpleasant, unappealing, off-putting, objectionable, unsavory; unfriendly. ANTONYMS likable.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

unsympathetic

unsympathetic adjective 1 benefit claimants often encounter unsympathetic staff: uncaring, unconcerned, unfeeling, insensitive, unkind, compassionless, uncharitable, unpitying, pitiless, uncommiserating, indifferent, unresponsive, apathetic, unmoved, untouched, heartless, cold, hard-hearted, stony-hearted, hard, harsh, callous, cruel, inhuman. ANTONYMS sympathetic, caring. 2 the new Assembly was quite unsympathetic to these views: opposed to, against, (dead ) set against, antagonistic towards, inimical to, anti, ill-disposed towards, disapproving of. ANTONYMS sympathetic, in agreement with. 3 he is a totally unsympathetic character: unlikeable, disagreeable, unpleasant, objectionable, obnoxious, unsavoury, unattractive; unsociable, uncongenial, unfriendly, inhospitable, unneighbourly, unapproachable, aloof, cool, cold, distant; nasty, ill-natured, cross, bad-tempered. ANTONYMS likeable.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

unsympathetic

n s m pa th t ic 形容詞 1 〈人が 〉 «…に » 思いやりのない, 同情がない, 冷淡な «to , toward (s .2 共感が持てない, 共鳴しない .