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unsympathetic

British  
/ ˌʌnsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk /

adjective

  1. not characterized by, feeling, or showing sympathy

  2. not showing agreement (with) or favour (towards)

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The neighbors weren’t unsympathetic, nor were they impractical.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

But this didn’t make him unsympathetic to Indians.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Bong enjoys reminding us that unsympathetic characters often make the most compelling leads.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025

By any metric, Khalil is a wildly unsympathetic figure.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025

I was imprisoned in the flesh of an utter stranger, an unsympathetic one with whom I felt no kinship.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

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