Antonyms of adj hospitable

3 senses of hospitable

Sense 1
hospitable (vs. inhospitable) -- (favorable to life and growth; "soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth"; "a hospitable environment")

inhospitable (vs. hospitable) -- (unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas")
        => bare, barren, bleak, desolate, stark -- (providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape")
        => godforsaken, waste, wild -- (located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places")
        => hostile, uncongenial, unfriendly -- (very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes")
        => water-washed -- (washed or swept with water especially waves of the sea)
        => windswept -- (open to or swept by wind; "windswept headlands")

Sense 2
hospitable (vs. inhospitable) -- (disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity; "a good-natured and hospitable man"; "a hospitable act"; "hospitable invitations")

inhospitable (vs. hospitable) -- (not hospitable; "they are extremely inhospitable these days"; "her greeting was cold and inhospitable")

Sense 3
hospitable -- (having an open mind; "hospitable to new ideas"; "open to suggestions")

INDIRECT (VIA receptive) -> unreceptive -- (not receptive)

Similarity of adj hospitable

3 senses of hospitable

Sense 1
hospitable (vs. inhospitable) -- (favorable to life and growth; "soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth"; "a hospitable environment")
       => kind, genial -- (agreeable, conducive to comfort; "a dry climate kind to asthmatics"; "the genial sunshine";"hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet")

Sense 2
hospitable (vs. inhospitable) -- (disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity; "a good-natured and hospitable man"; "a hospitable act"; "hospitable invitations")
       => welcoming -- (very cordial; "a welcoming smile")
          Also See-> friendly#1

Sense 3
hospitable -- (having an open mind; "hospitable to new ideas"; "open to suggestions")
       => receptive (vs. unreceptive), open -- (ready or willing to receive favorably; "receptive to the proposals")

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