not on speaking terms

ADJECTIVE

unfriendly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

antagonistic chilly combative hateful inhospitable unfavorable

WEAK

acrimonious against alien aloof antisocial censorious cold competitive conflicting contrary disaffected disagreeable distant grouchy grudging gruff ill-disposed inauspicious inimical malicious malignant misanthropic opposed opposite quarrelsome sour spiteful surly uncharitable uncongenial unneighborly unpropitious unsociable vengeful warlike

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreeable friendly kind nice

WEAK

approachable sociable

Example Sentences

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Sunny and Charlie were not on speaking terms long before the the family feud soon spilled into the public domain.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2023

The two nonprofits are not on speaking terms, said Silverio.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2023

Mr. Pence, who is not on speaking terms with Mr. Trump, endorsed Ms. Kleefisch, who had also won the backing of the state’s GOP establishment.

From Washington Times • Aug. 10, 2022

In recent years, Kyle has obliquely referred to times when she and Ms. Hilton were not on speaking terms, so when it was announced that Ms. Hilton was joining season 11, Bravo devotees were intrigued.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2021

An innocent teenager in the middle of God’s green hell with no telephone, and not on speaking terms with her parents?

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

not on speaking terms

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