What is another word for uncomforting?

Pronunciation: [ʌnkˈʌmfətɪŋ] (IPA)

Uncomforting means something that does not provide comfort or ease. Synonyms for this word include unsettling, disturbing, disquieting, unsettling, unnerving, alarming, discontenting, disappointing, and unpleasant. Unsettling suggests disturbing habitual or tranquil existence or suggesting vague discomfort or vague apprehension. Disturbing means causing anxiety, worry or fear. Disquieting is related in sense to unsettling and likewise suggests disturbing or causing concern. Unnerving means intensity that leads to loss of courage or composure. Alarming implies a sense of suddenness and stress on the importance of the negative outcome. Discontenting suggests an absence of contentment or satisfaction. Disappointing involves a sense of falling short of expectations. Unpleasant suggests against one's wishes douchy, or demoralizing.

What are the hypernyms for Uncomforting?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Uncomforting

The views on this last tour are described as remarkable, though it is a trip seldom made; the accommodation is doubtless uncomforting, but the tour, in outline at least, strongly resembles the tour of Mont Blanc, which ranks with the finest excursions in the Alps.
"A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees"
Edwin Asa Dix
When I think of it, La Mothe, there is such an uncomforting resemblance between us three that I wonder which will go next.
"The Justice of the King"
Hamilton Drummond
Except that your words are most uncertain and uncomforting, John.
"The Measure of a Man"
Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

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