Meanings
adjectiveunsupportive (comparative more unsupportive, superlative most unsupportive)
comparative more unsupportive · superlative most unsupportive
- Not supportive.
When college campuses closed in March because of the pandemic, having to return home to an unsupportive space was not a safe option for some students.
2020 June 29, Misha Valencia, “The Challenges of the Pandemic for Queer Youth”, in The New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot furnishing support or assistance
Opposite
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishsupport
- Englishsupportive
- Englishunsupportive
From un- + supportive.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
unsupportive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsupportive
MLA
“unsupportive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsupportive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsupportive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsupportive.
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