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unaccommodating

ac·com·mo·dat·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-kom-uh-dey-ting]
    • /əˈkɒm əˌdeɪ tɪŋ/
    • /ˌʌ.nəˈk.ɒ.mə.deɪt.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-kom-uh-dey-ting]
    • /əˈkɒm əˌdeɪ tɪŋ/

Definitions of unaccommodating word

  • adjective unaccommodating easy to deal with; eager to help or please; obliging. 1
  • adjective unaccommodating unhelpful and disobliging 0
  • adjective unaccommodating insufficient or poorly provided for 0

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Origin of unaccommodating

First appearance:

before 1610
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20; accommodate + -ing2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Unaccommodating

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unaccommodating popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

unaccommodating usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for unaccommodating

adj unaccommodating

  • against the grain — contrary to one's feelings, nature, wishes, etc.; irritating or displeasing
  • bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
  • ill-disposed — unfriendly, unsympathetic, or having a negative attitude, as toward another person or an idea.
  • difficult — not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.

adjective unaccommodating

  • against — If one thing is leaning or pressing against another, it is touching it.
  • compelled — to force or drive, especially to a course of action: His disregard of the rules compels us to dismiss him.
  • demurring — Present participle of demur.
  • disobliging — Deliberately unhelpful; uncooperative.
  • laggard — a person or thing that lags; lingerer; loiterer.

Antonyms for unaccommodating

adj unaccommodating

  • flexible — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
  • formable — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
  • decent — Decent is used to describe something which is considered to be of an acceptable standard or quality.

adjective unaccommodating

  • whippy — of, relating to, or resembling a whip.
  • accommodating — If you describe someone as accommodating, you like the fact that they are willing to do things in order to please you or help you.
  • accommodative — tending to accommodate; adaptive.

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