unfriendliness
Chilly interpersonal manner
Unfriendliness is a lack of warmth or goodwill toward others.
It may be active hostility or simply coldness and distance: The unfriendliness of the staff made us feel unwelcome.
An environment can have unfriendliness—a place that feels harsh or unwelcoming to visitors or newcomers.
Being barred from participation
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- snubbingPointedly ignoring someone
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
spurning · cold treatment · stonewalling · silent treatment · brushoff · dismissal · avoidance · ignoring
Apart or uninvolved
- standoffishUnfriendly in manner
- reservedRestrained in manner
- unapproachableImpossible to access or befriend
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
distant · cold shoulder · unsociable · impersonal · inaccessible · disinterested · uninvolved · unconcerned
Hostile or attacking behavior
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- belligerenceWarlike aggression
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
malevolence · spite · rancor · viciousness · meanness · nastiness · ill will · malice
Resistance between touching surfaces
- discordLack of agreement
- tensionStretched or strained state
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
clash · feud · rivalry · opposition · dispute · confrontation · antagonism · bad blood
Hostile dismissive feeling
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- condescensionDemeaning air of superiority
- snobbishnessPretentious sense of superiority
haughtiness · superiority · dismissiveness · sneer · disparagement · snobbery · looking down · arrogance
exclusion
Being barred from participation
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- snubbingPointedly ignoring someone
rebuff · spurning · cold treatment · stonewalling · silent treatment · brushoff · dismissal · avoidance · ignoring · turning away
detached
Apart or uninvolved
- standoffishUnfriendly in manner
- reservedRestrained in manner
- unapproachableImpossible to access or befriend
withdrawn · distant · cold shoulder · unsociable · impersonal · inaccessible · disinterested · uninvolved · unconcerned · unresponsive
aggression
Hostile or attacking behavior
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- belligerenceWarlike aggression
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
enmity · malevolence · spite · rancor · viciousness · meanness · nastiness · ill will · malice · truculence
friction
Resistance between touching surfaces
contention · clash · feud · rivalry · opposition · dispute · confrontation · antagonism · bad blood · disagreement
scorn
Hostile dismissive feeling
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- condescensionDemeaning air of superiority
snobbishness · haughtiness · superiority · dismissiveness · sneer · disparagement · snobbery · looking down · arrogance · superciliousness
unfriendlinessfriendliness
Warm, welcoming disposition
warmth · cordiality · warmheartedness · geniality · amiability
unfriendlinesshospitality
Generous treatment of guests
receptiveness · inclusiveness · gregariousness · open arms · warm reception
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