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unsympathetic

ADJECTIVE
without agreement in feeling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aloof apathetic callous cruel disinterested indifferent insensitive lukewarm unconcerned unpleasant unresponsive
WEAK
antipathetic aversive cold cold-blooded cool frigid halfhearted hard harsh heartless icy mean nasty obdurate repellent repugnant stony tough uncompassionate uncongenial unemotional unfeeling unkind unmoved unpitying
Antonyms
STRONGEST
caring compassionate concerned feeling interested involved kind responsive sensitive sympathetic
WEAK
merciful

Example Sentences

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Newsom is so unsympathetic in his own book that you could leave with a renewed sense of pity for Kimberly Guilfoyle, his wife from 2001 to 2006 and Donald Trump Jr.’s ex-fiancée.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

Meanwhile, Verbeek essays a familiar Dardennes type — the defiantly unsympathetic character in peril — as Jessica stubbornly forces her way into her mystery mom’s orbit, demanding answers she thinks might give her closure.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

But this didn’t make him unsympathetic to Indians.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

He met with Mick Farrell, a psychologist at Manchester United, but feared opening up completely on his struggles in case word spread around the club and he received an unsympathetic response.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025

According to the unsympathetic account of Cabello Balboa, Washkar’s mother, who was apparently willing to marry her dead brother, objected to her son’s plan to marry her daughter.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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