Entry Word: hostile

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 marked by opposition or ill will <our landlord has a hostile attitude toward foreigners and refuses to rent to them>

Synonyms antagonistic, inhospitable, inimical, jaundiced, negative, unfriendly, unsympathetic

Related Words adverse, bellicose, belligerent, clashing, conflicting, contentious, contrary, opposed, pugnacious, quarrelsome, resisting; antisocial, cold, cool, disagreeable, disapproving, distant, frigid, icy, biased, prejudiced; discourteous, impolite, rude, surly, uncivil, unfavorable, unkind, unpleasant, unsociable; acrimonious, antipathetic, bitter, hateful, malevolent, opprobrious, rancorous, spiteful, unloving, vindictive, virulent

Near Antonyms affable, amiable, amicable, companionable, convivial, cordial, civil, genial, gracious, gregarious, neighborly, pleasant, sociable, social, warm; affectionate, devoted, kind, loving, nice, sweet; accepting, agreeable, approving, benign, empathetic, favorable, understanding, warmhearted, welcoming

Antonyms friendly, hospitable, sympathetic

2 opposed to oneʼs interests <the companyʼs president vows to fight the hostile takeover by the giant corporation> — see adverse 1