ill-disposed
Not kindly meant
Ill-disposed means unfavorably inclined or harboring negative feelings toward something or someone.
A person ill-disposed toward a plan is unlikely to support it: The committee was ill-disposed to any proposal that increased spending.
It can also describe general unfriendliness: She seemed ill-disposed toward strangers.
Opposed to participating
- disinclinedAverse to acting
- loathStrongly reluctant
- hesitantSlow to act
- resistantWithstanding external forces
unenthusiastic · reticent · averse · unreceptive · unamenable · uneager · ambivalent · half-hearted
Actively opposed or hostile
- malevolentHarboring ill will
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- adversarialCharacterized by conflict
- inimicalHarmful or hostile
aggressive · combative · confrontational · bellicose · antipathetic · contentious · truculent · acrimonious
Low temperature state
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- unwelcomingHostile to guests
- standoffishUnfriendly in manner
- unapproachableImpossible to access or befriend
distant · unsociable · frosty · chilly · cool · inhospitable · uncongenial · disagreeable
Unfairly favoring one side
- bigotedStubbornly intolerant of others
- intolerantRejecting differing beliefs
- partialFavoring one side
- discriminatoryShowing unfair distinction
jaundiced · one-sided · partisan · narrow-minded · parochial · preconceived · judgmental · predisposed
Lacking faith in others
- waryGuardedly alert
- skepticalInclined to question claims
- cynicalDoubting human goodness
- dubiousOf uncertain reliability
leery · mistrustful · guarded · doubtful · questioning · incredulous · circumspect · disbelieving
unwilling
Opposed to participating
- disinclinedAverse to acting
- loathStrongly reluctant
- hesitantSlow to act
resistant · unenthusiastic · reticent · averse · unreceptive · unamenable · uneager · ambivalent · half-hearted · grudging
antagonistic
Actively opposed or hostile
- malevolentHarboring ill will
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- adversarialCharacterized by conflict
inimical · aggressive · combative · confrontational · bellicose · antipathetic · contentious · truculent · acrimonious · venomous
cold
Low temperature state
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- unwelcomingHostile to guests
- standoffishUnfriendly in manner
unapproachable · distant · unsociable · frosty · chilly · cool · inhospitable · uncongenial · disagreeable · surly
biased
Unfairly favoring one side
- bigotedStubbornly intolerant of others
- intolerantRejecting differing beliefs
- partialFavoring one side
discriminatory · jaundiced · one-sided · partisan · narrow-minded · parochial · preconceived · judgmental · predisposed · unfavorable
distrustful
Lacking faith in others
dubious · leery · mistrustful · guarded · doubtful · questioning · incredulous · circumspect · disbelieving · apprehensive
ill-disposedwell-disposed
Favorably inclined toward something
friendly · benevolent · sympathetic · favorable · kindly
ill-disposedwilling
Ready without resistance
amenable · receptive · cooperative · accommodating · obliging
ill-disposedwell-disposed
Favorably inclined toward something
favorable · receptive · sympathetic · amenable · inclined
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