unsympathetic

/ˈʌnsɪmpəˌθɛdɪk/

/ənsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk/

When someone doesn't seem to care about the misfortunes of others, they're unsympathetic. If you yawn while your friend is crying about her lost cat, you'll come across as terribly unsympathetic.

There are a few ways to use unsympathetic. If you lack sympathy (a feeling of sadness on behalf of someone else), you're unsympathetic: "I'm unsympathetic about her missing cashmere scarf, since I happen to know she has three more at home." It can also mean "unappealing" or "unlikeable." Darth Vader, up to a point, is a decidedly unsympathetic movie character. Finally, it can mean "disapproving," as in your unsympathetic opinion of an elected official whose policies you disagree with.

Definitions of unsympathetic

1. adjective

   lacking in sympathy and kindness
   synonyms: unkindly

   unkind

   lacking kindness
2. adjective

   not sympathetic or disposed toward
   “unsympathetic officialdom”

   “people unsympathetic to the revolution”

   “his dignity made him seem aloof and unsympathetic”

   synonyms:

   uncompassionate

   lacking compassion or feeling for others

   incompatible, uncongenial

   not suitable to your tastes or needs

   unresponsive

   not responding to some influence or stimulus

   unsympathising, unsympathizing

   not showing or expressing sympathy

   antonyms:

   sympathetic

   expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward

   compassionate

   showing or having compassion

   congenial

   suitable to your needs

   kind

   having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

   commiserative

   feeling or expressing sympathy

   condolent

   expressing sympathy with a person who experienced the death of a loved one

   empathetic, empathic

   showing ready comprehension of others' states
3. adjective

   not having an open mind
   synonyms: closed

   unreceptive

   not receptive
4. adjective

   (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings
   “all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic”

   synonyms: unappealing, unlikable, unlikeable

   antonyms:

   sympathetic

   (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
5. adjective

   not agreeing with your tastes or expectations
   “a job temperamentally unsympathetic to him”

   synonyms: disagreeable

   incompatible, uncongenial

   not suitable to your tastes or needs