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What is the opposite of
maternal
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Opposite of having the characteristics or qualities of a mother
Opposite of having a considerate or kindly disposition
Opposite of having a caring or kindly nature
Opposite of having or showing enthusiasm, affection, or kindness
Adjective
▲
Opposite of having the characteristics or qualities of a mother
fatherly
paternal
neglectful
uncaring
caring
sympathetic
kind
kindly
benevolent
compassionate
loving
tender
affectionate
warm
understanding
benign
indulgent
forbearing
fatherlike
concerned
supportive
patriarchal
encouraging
protective
avuncular
friendly
familial
paternalistic
parental
Adjective
▲
Opposite of having a considerate or kindly disposition
rough
aggressive
callous
abusive
brutal
surly
antagonistic
crass
crude
cruel
disagreeable
foul
hard
harsh
hostile
insolent
obnoxious
offensive
rude
unkind
unmannerly
wild
belligerent
hateful
threatening
unfriendly
violent
agitated
derisive
discourteous
disparaging
domineering
heartless
irritable
loud
mean
rowdy
uncompassionate
barbaric
barbarous
excited
inconsiderate
injurious
merciless
ruthless
severe
troubled
uncaring
unfeeling
unhappy
bearish
bellicose
brusque
churlish
cold-blooded
cold-hearted
ferocious
gruff
hardened
hardhearted
inhuman
insensitive
loutish
pitiless
unsympathetic
indifferent
unemotional
cold
apathetic
unconcerned
uncharitable
cool
inhumane
disinterested
vicious
sadistic
insensate
brutish
unkindly
fiendish
savage
unloving
wanton
brute
atrocious
truculent
bestial
hard-hearted
tough
detached
selfish
thoughtless
dispassionate
insensible
unmoved
aloof
dreadful
immoral
malevolent
unsavory
US
degenerate
unsavoury
UK
evil
reprehensible
wicked
heinous
monstrous
bad
debased
depraved
unpleasant
abhorrent
objectionable
virulent
reprobate
compassionless
vile
grim
sinister
pernicious
perverse
diabolical
malicious
villainous
base
maleficent
miscreant
untoward
profligate
unprincipled
obdurate
malignant
nasty
terrible
unpitying
indecent
dangerous
soulless
inhospitable
spiteful
murderous
uncultured
hellish
tyrannous
remorseless
uncultivated
unforgiving
uncivil
adverse
coldhearted
unmerciful
despiteful
vindictive
egregious
dastardly
appalling
uncivilized
US
intolerant
bloodthirsty
affectless
unsparing
uncivilised
UK
fierce
rancorous
lousy
homicidal
beastly
stonyhearted
dirty
catty
impure
malefic
sinful
ironhearted
bitter
venomous
butcherly
ill-natured
stony-hearted
lacking compassion
ill-tempered
bad-tempered
evil-minded
bad-natured
hard-boiled
stone-hearted
evil-intentioned
mean-spirited
more ❯
“He was a
rough
man who was prone to obscenities and bad behavior.”
Adjective
▲
Opposite of having a caring or kindly nature
selfish
uncaring
thoughtless
inconsiderate
ungiving
callous
heartless
unkind
discourteous
insensitive
mean
egocentric
egomaniacal
egotistic
egotistical
uncharitable
unsympathetic
indifferent
tactless
self-absorbed
self-centered
US
self-centred
UK
self-loving
self-obsessed
self-regarding
self-seeking
self-serving
“He felt that she was
selfish
and thoughtless because she thought she had the right to do whatever she wanted, even if it meant hurting others.”
Adjective
▲
Opposite of having or showing enthusiasm, affection, or kindness
unfriendly
hostile
inhospitable
unenthusiastic
uninterested
unwelcoming
apathetic
cold
cool
haughty
impersonal
impolite
indifferent
insincere
rude
sour
supercilious
surly
unapproachable
uncaring
unhappy
unkind
unpleasant
aloof
antisocial
disagreeable
discourteous
disdainful
frosty
half-hearted
hateful
obnoxious
unaffable
unamicable
uncommunicative
uncongenial
uncordial
unforthcoming
unmannerly
unsociable
unsocial
antagonistic
antipathetic
chilly
depressed
disliking
distant
grouchy
grudging
ill-disposed
ill-natured
jaundiced
mean
menacing
nasty
remote
sad
unfeeling
ungracious
unneighborly
unneighbourly
gruff
phlegmatic
stand-offish
stiff
“We were greeted by a pair of
unfriendly
staff members who were content with doing their jobs perfunctorily.”
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