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unsupportive

/ˈʌnsəˌpɔrdɪv/
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Definitions of unsupportive
  1. adjective
    not furnishing support or assistance
    synonyms:
    negative
    characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
    confounding, contradictory
    that confounds or contradicts or confuses
    disconfirming, invalidating
    establishing as invalid or untrue
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    antonyms:
    supportive
    furnishing support or assistance
    positive
    characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
    accessory, adjunct, adjuvant, ancillary, appurtenant, auxiliary
    furnishing added support
    accessary, accessory
    aiding and abetting in a crime
    certificatory
    serving to certify or endorse authoritatively
    demonstrative of
    serving to prove or demonstrate
    encouraging, supporting
    furnishing support and encouragement
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