inhospitable

Definitions

Unfriendly and unwelcoming toward guests or strangers.

Harsh, barren, or difficult to live in, as in reference to a climate or environment.

Examples

The explorers struggled to survive in the inhospitable climate of the frozen tundra.

The rocky terrain and lack of water made the region completely inhospitable to human settlement.

Synonyms

unwelcoming hostile harsh bleak unfriendly desolate uninviting

Antonyms

welcoming hospitable friendly inviting genial accommodating pleasant