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Recent Examples of antipathetic Not only is her singing raucous but her characterization is off-putting, even antipathetic. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024 Yet despite highly antipathetic rhetoric from progressive European lawmakers, SUV popularity among the continent’s citizens is only rising. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antipathetic
Adjective
  • And while ear piercing is generally safe, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) lists several adverse outcomes to improper piercing and piercing care, such as infection at the piercing site, bloodstream infections, allergic reactions, cuts and tears, and keloid formation.
    Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 May 2025
  • Key Takeaways Asian needle ants are on the rise and can be dangerous, as their sting can trigger serious allergic reactions.
    Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • And Marguerite did actually manage to live there for years, scraping together a life on the hostile tundra.
    The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
  • And this is a very hard-line government that has taken a kind of hostile view of everybody in the region.
    Obed Manuel, NPR, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • The large negative differences occurred as the Fed used higher federal fund rates to combat inflation, while supporting banks with a lower discount borrowing rate during the difficult times.
    John S. Tobey, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • The constant consumption of negative news and content can activate the body's stress response, Aguvaveedi reported.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025

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“Antipathetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antipathetic. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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