Synonyms of antipathetic

antipathetic

adjective

ˌan-ti-pə-ˈthe-tik 

1

as in allergic

having a natural dislike for something

a series of adventure books that turned boys who had been antipathetic to reading into avid readers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• allergic
• averse
• afraid
• reluctant
• antagonistic
• opposing
• down on
• opposed
• unwilling
• hostile
• loath
• uncongenial
• negative
• loathe
• intolerant
• resistant
• loth
• disinclined
• unfriendly
• resisting
• disgusted
• unsympathetic
• squeamish
• revolted
• repulsed
• shocked
• repelled
• nauseated
• turned off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sympathetic
• friendly
• tolerant
• understanding
• appreciative
• fond
• charmed
• delighted
• pleased
• admiring
• tickled

2

as in hostile

marked by opposition or ill will

the mayor has always had an openly antipathetic relationship with the local press

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hostile
• negative
• antagonistic
• adverse
• opposed
• unfavorable
• contentious
• inimical
• unfriendly
• adversarial
• unpleasant
• conflicting
• unsympathetic
• inhospitable
• adversary
• jaundiced
• mortal
• militant
• contrary
• belligerent
• disagreeable
• icy
• pugnacious
• malicious
• bellicose
• combative
• frigid
• resisting
• antisocial
• truculent
• distant
• quarrelsome
• disputatious
• rude
• clashing
• biased
• disapproving
• argumentative
• hateful
• prejudiced
• unkind
• bitter
• cold
• malignant
• virulent
• spiteful
• vindictive
• scrappy
• discourteous
• malevolent
• unsociable
• surly
• acrimonious
• impolite
• inconsiderate
• unmannerly
• uncivil
• malign
• impertinent
• opprobrious
• cool
• unloving
• rancorous
• ill-mannered
• despiteful
• ill-bred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sympathetic
• friendly
• social
• hospitable
• civil
• pleasant
• amiable
• warm
• cordial
• amicable
• gracious
• genial
• affable
• convivial
• sociable
• gregarious
• nonhostile
• neighborly
• companionable
• affectionate
• loving
• kind
• nonantagonistic
• sweet
• favorable
• good-natured
• kindly
• devoted
• benign
• nice
• agreeable
• good-tempered
• comradely
• empathetic
• accepting
• welcoming
• understanding
• warmhearted
• approving

Example Sentences

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