Usually means: Not welcoming or appealing; hostile.
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General (17 matching dictionaries)
  1. uninviting: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. uninviting: Merriam-Webster
  3. uninviting: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. uninviting: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. uninviting: Collins English Dictionary
  6. uninviting: Vocabulary.com
  7. uninviting: Wordnik
  8. uninviting: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. uninviting: Wiktionary
  10. uninviting: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. uninviting: Dictionary.com
  12. uninviting: Rhymezone
  13. uninviting: FreeDictionary.org
  14. uninviting: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. uninviting: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. uninviting: Legal dictionary

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▸ adjective:  Not welcoming; not attractive.

Similar:
unattractive, untempting, unseductive, unenticing, unwelcoming, unappealing, bad-looking, chill, unappetizing, unbecoming, more...

Opposite:
inviting, welcoming, hospitable

Types:
unwelcoming, hostile, cold, distant, aloof, reserved, standoffish, unfriendly, more...



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Similar:
unattractive, untempting, unseductive, unenticing, unwelcoming, unappealing, bad-looking, chill, unappetizing, unbecoming, more...

Opposite:
inviting, welcoming, hospitable

Types:
unwelcoming, hostile, cold, distant, aloof, reserved, standoffish, unfriendly, more...



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