antipathetic
adjective
an·ti·pa·thet·ic
ˌan-ti-pə-ˈthe-tik 
(ˌ)an-ˌti-pə-
1
: having a natural aversion
2
: arousing antipathy
Examples of antipathetic in a Sentence
a series of adventure books that turned boys who had been antipathetic to reading into avid readers
the mayor has always had an openly antipathetic relationship with the local press
Recent Examples on the Web
Yet despite highly antipathetic rhetoric from progressive European lawmakers, SUV popularity among the continent’s citizens is only rising.
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Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 5 Feb. 2024
Presuming that In-Yun surpasses traditional Western romance, Song goes for antipathetic lovelessness.
—Armond White, National Review, 8 Dec. 2023
But Fincher’s antipathetic TV-commercial motifs are not well served by The Smiths catalogue — the most droll, unabashed petition for empathy of the past half century.
—Armond White, National Review, 17 Nov. 2023
The United Nations, a flawed and often toothless organization, nonetheless represents international ideals antipathetic to the ongoing atrocity of human bondage.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
Given the number of moving parts, not least exactly how much a president antipathetic to fracking could actually do, this seems a minimal risk for now.
—Liam Denning | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2019
Pakistan is a nuclear state, an antipathetic but important U.S. ally and one of the largest Muslim-majority countries in the world.
—Russell Goldman, The Seattle Times, 24 July 2018
Even in this antipathetic context, Aldrich manages to find room for his characteristic intimations of breakdown and approaching chaos.
—Patrick Friel, Chicago Reader, 26 June 2018
Mainstream Peronists seem more antipathetic toward Mrs. Kirchner than Mr. Macri.
—Mary Anastasia O’Grady, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2017
Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 5 Feb. 2024
Presuming that In-Yun surpasses traditional Western romance, Song goes for antipathetic lovelessness.
—Armond White, National Review, 8 Dec. 2023
But Fincher’s antipathetic TV-commercial motifs are not well served by The Smiths catalogue — the most droll, unabashed petition for empathy of the past half century.
—Armond White, National Review, 17 Nov. 2023
The United Nations, a flawed and often toothless organization, nonetheless represents international ideals antipathetic to the ongoing atrocity of human bondage.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
Given the number of moving parts, not least exactly how much a president antipathetic to fracking could actually do, this seems a minimal risk for now.
—Liam Denning | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2019
Pakistan is a nuclear state, an antipathetic but important U.S. ally and one of the largest Muslim-majority countries in the world.
—Russell Goldman, The Seattle Times, 24 July 2018
Even in this antipathetic context, Aldrich manages to find room for his characteristic intimations of breakdown and approaching chaos.
—Patrick Friel, Chicago Reader, 26 June 2018
Mainstream Peronists seem more antipathetic toward Mrs. Kirchner than Mr. Macri.
—Mary Anastasia O’Grady, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries Near antipathetic
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antipathetic
adjective
an·ti·pa·thet·ic
ˌant-i-pə-ˈthet-ik
1
: having a natural opposition to something
an immune response which can be both antipathetic to the tumour … and protective—Nature
Nature2
: inducing or characterized by antipathy
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