unkind

Other forms of unkind

comparative

unkinder·

superlative

unkindest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about unkind

What does unkind mean?

unkind means "lacking kindness". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in unkind?

unkind has 2 syllables: un-kind. The stress falls on "kind". In IPA it is /ənˈkaɪnd/.

What is another word for unkind?

Close synonyms include pitiless. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of unkind?

The recorded antonyms are kind.

Is unkind a common word?

unkind is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with unkind?

3 words rhyme with unkind. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.