unkind

Meaning

  1. Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful.
  2. (obsolete) Not kind; contrary to nature or type; unnatural.
  3. (obsolete) Having no race or kindred; childless.

Synonyms

cruel
B2
heartless
C1
unfriendly
22k
brutal
C1
harsh
B2
unsympathetic
41k
inconsiderate
21k
merciless
C2
mean
A1
unpleasant
C1
rough
B1
hostile
C1
sour
C1
gruff
29k
surly
26k
disobliging
sullen
30k
disagreeable
24k
nasty
B1
malicious
C2
grim
C1
malevolent
32k
unkindly
fierce
C1
unfeeling
35k
callous
21k
spiteful
24k
uncharitable
incisive
ill-tempered
barbarous
37k
bloodthirsty
C2
cold
A2
🥶
atrocious
21k
inhuman
C2
barbarian
C2
inhumane
27k
unmerciful
ungracious
bad
A1
👎
indifferent
C2
raw
B2
ill-disposed
bleak
C2
hurtful
C2
pitiless
42k
rude
B1
hard-hearted
insensate
vicious
C1
Translations

scortese
unfreundlich
onaardig
nurks
bars
nors
honds
stuurs
onvriendelijk
zuur
bronco
brusco
rude
insensibile
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʌnˈkaɪnd/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
unkind
In summary

From Middle English unkind; equivalent to un- + kind.

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