unkinder

Less nice than

Unkinder is the comparative form of unkind—more lacking in sympathy, consideration, or generosity toward others.

Each rejection felt unkinder than the last.

He couldn't have been unkinder if he'd tried.

cruelty

meaner

More unkind or stingy

brutish · heartless · callous · pitiless · merciless · ruthless · sadistic · vicious · malicious · spiteful

harshness

harsher

More severe or unkind

brusquer · cutting · caustic · scathing · biting · acerbic · abrasive · gruff · severe · stern

hostility

colder

Lower in temperature

antagonistic · unwelcoming · inhospitable · standoffish · aloof · distant · chilly · glacial · forbidding · unapproachable

Opposites
degree of kindness/compassion

unkinderkinder

More benevolent

gentler · nicer · softer · sweeter

Family

unkind, unkindly, unkindness, unkindest

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