unamiable
Lacking warm manner
Unamiable describes someone who is not friendly or pleasant in manner—cold, disagreeable, or difficult to like.
The word is somewhat formal and literary: His unamiable disposition made him few friends.
It suggests a settled temperament rather than a passing mood.
Not welcoming or warm
- unsociableDisinclined toward companionship
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- standoffishUnfriendly in manner
- coldLow temperature state
distant · unapproachable · inhospitable · unwelcoming · forbidding · off-putting · uncongenial · unpleasant
Causing mild displeasure
- irritableEasily provoked to annoyance
- surlyBad-tempered and unfriendly
- churlishIll-mannered and rude
- grumpyIrritable in temperament
cantankerous · peevish · sullen · morose · testy · grouchy · cross · ornery
Aggressively unfriendly
- antagonisticActively opposed or hostile
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
pugnacious · quarrelsome · contentious · confrontational · adversarial · inimical · malevolent · resentful
unfriendly
Not welcoming or warm
- unsociableDisinclined toward companionship
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- standoffishUnfriendly in manner
cold · distant · unapproachable · inhospitable · unwelcoming · forbidding · off-putting · uncongenial · unpleasant · unlikable
disagreeable
Causing mild displeasure
grumpy · cantankerous · peevish · sullen · morose · testy · grouchy · cross · ornery · crabby
hostile
Aggressively unfriendly
- antagonisticActively opposed or hostile
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- combativeInclined toward conflict
aggressive · pugnacious · quarrelsome · contentious · confrontational · adversarial · inimical · malevolent · resentful · spiteful