welcome
interjection
(a word of kindly greeting, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure).
unwelcoming
-
a word derived from
welcome.
Example Sentences
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Although Mr. Lowe’s film captures the grueling requirements of long-distance running—and its low-tech nature and the fact that it pits lone humans against the most unwelcoming terrain—there’s always a support system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
But research conducted for TikTok this September, based on a small survey of 1,001 UK respondents aged 16 to 25, reported that 35% felt classical music could be "exclusive and unwelcoming".
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025
But for students like Lucy—and for Jack and Harper, who’d already felt unsafe long before the shooting—those gestures couldn’t reach the part of campus that still felt unwelcoming.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2025
Yet a few games this year are embracing accessibility, carving a niche from the bones of a hitherto unwelcoming landscape.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
She chose the portal on the right, for the other two were dank and unwelcoming, and this one seemed to be warm and pleasant.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
