Usually means: Not inviting, hostile, or friendly.
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  1. unwelcoming: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. unwelcoming: Collins English Dictionary
  3. unwelcoming: Wordnik
  4. unwelcoming: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. unwelcoming: Wiktionary
  6. unwelcoming: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adjective:  Lacking in hospitality, accessibility and cordiality.

Similar:
unwanted, unwished-for, unwished, unasked, uninvited, chill, unhospitable, inhospitable, unaffable, unkindly, more...

Opposite:
welcoming, hospitable, friendly, inviting, warm

Types:
uninviting, unfriendly, hostile, cold, distant, more...

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Similar:
unwanted, unwished-for, unwished, unasked, uninvited, chill, unhospitable, inhospitable, unaffable, unkindly, more...

Opposite:
welcoming, hospitable, friendly, inviting, warm

Types:
uninviting, unfriendly, hostile, cold, distant, more...



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