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as in ruthless
having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings
gave them an unsympathetic look and pointed out that they'd brought the problem on themselves
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as in icy
lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling
an aloof and unsympathetic man who does not engage in small talk
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as in hostile
marked by opposition or ill will
a bohemian artist who found the unsympathetic environment of the small town too much to bear
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as in negative
opposed to one's interests
an unsympathetic reaction to her proposal to ban trans fats from the company cafeteria
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Recent Examples of unsympathetic
People filled comment sections for videos and posts about the shooting with unsympathetic replies, pointing out UnitedHealthcare’s reputation for denying claims, and ruminating on how much suffering Thompson was responsible for at the helm of the company.
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
Conservative Supreme Court justices on Monday focused in on this same issue, but a majority of the bench was unsympathetic to the argument.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
True-crime cases are always a mix of human interest and forensics, as evidenced by the series’s focus on the media’s portrayals of the Ramseys as unsympathetic.
—Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
A lot of us thought, wow, if there’s really sort of this unsympathetic movement toward prisoners, what does that say?
—Miranda Kennedy, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
Conservative Supreme Court justices on Monday focused in on this same issue, but a majority of the bench was unsympathetic to the argument.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
True-crime cases are always a mix of human interest and forensics, as evidenced by the series’s focus on the media’s portrayals of the Ramseys as unsympathetic.
—Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
A lot of us thought, wow, if there’s really sort of this unsympathetic movement toward prisoners, what does that say?
—Miranda Kennedy, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsympathetic
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The lawyer who normally practices in New York is gregarious, quick with a joke and always happy to talk to the media, but can be ruthless in cross-examination.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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City are going through some stuff, Arsenal aren’t ruthless enough, Chelsea are wobbling, teams will figure out how to beat Nottingham Forest soon enough, Newcastle are the form team now but are an Alexander Isak injury away from trouble.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Her makeup, too, was equally icy, with a metallic silvery-white shadow brushed under her brow as a highlight and dramatic black eyeliner winged all the way out to the outer corner of her brows, plus a pair of light blue-gray contacts enhanced by majorly fluttery, lush lashes.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
9 Dec. 2024
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White cautioned those traveling north of Indianapolis this weekend, however, should be mindful of potentially snowier, icier road conditions.—
Christopher Cann,
The Indianapolis Star,
27 Nov. 2024
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Both saw themselves as outsiders in a hostile environment.—
Ruth Margalit,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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Aber’s book is successful in showing that self-hatred is the fruit not of a few particular traumas but rather of a hostile environment’s erosive drip on the psyche.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2025
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Each of them allows your mind to move into a more neutral mindset, taking it away from all the stressors and negative thoughts of the day.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
11 Jan. 2025
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While Bass claims that no budget cuts impacted the firefighting efforts, LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley directly contradicted this, stating that the cuts had a negative impact on the firefight.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
11 Jan. 2025
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The community that had long been home to hundreds of entertainment industry workers was engulfed by a wildfire whipped into a merciless inferno by 80-mile an hour winds.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2025
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Scarcity of food and clean water have become merciless tormentors, and the numbers tell a story that words cannot fully convey.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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Yesterday, the singer, actor, and model faced the frigid New York weather in style, wearing an outfit that would make her Daisy Jones character, Karen Sirko, proud.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
10 Jan. 2025
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Power outages and Texas grid Gov. Greg Abbott expressed confidence in the Texas power grid during a news conference Wednesday, when the governor and other state officials gave updates on preparations for the frigid temperatures expected in much of the state.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Jan. 2025
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Governments, meanwhile, may use their powers over information to suppress unfavorable narratives: laws originally aimed at misinformation, many enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic, can hinder free expression.—
Fergus McIntosh,
The New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2025
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Leading books have grappled with unfavorable sports outcomes in recent quarters.—
Matt Rybaltowski,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Fresh snow on the ground, bitterly cold air and wind gusts to 30 mph at times will generate wind chills — what the air feels like when combined with wind — in the single digits for the entire day.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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But often during winter, the polar vortex will expand, bringing its cold air south and causing these notoriously large outbreaks of chilly temperatures.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
17 Jan. 2025
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