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as in hostility
a deep-seated ill will
I feel no antipathy towards any of my opponents in the tournament
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as in enemy
something or someone that is hated
cruelty to animals is one of my most deeply felt antipathies
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Recent Examples of antipathy
The results suggest that the far-right antipathy to Shreve is a genuine threat when successfully mobilized.
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Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
4 May 2026
Given Trump’s antipathy toward renewable energy, and wind turbines in particular, many companies might decide pursuing offshore wind development isn’t economically viable.
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
30 Apr. 2026
Fanning the flames of the drama was the mutual antipathy between the couples.
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Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
Both Erica and the Gorn overcame their antipathy.
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Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for antipathy
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
4 May 2026
Given Trump’s antipathy toward renewable energy, and wind turbines in particular, many companies might decide pursuing offshore wind development isn’t economically viable.
—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
30 Apr. 2026
Fanning the flames of the drama was the mutual antipathy between the couples.
—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
Both Erica and the Gorn overcame their antipathy.
—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for antipathy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antipathy
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The accord called for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a halt to hostilities across the region, including in Lebanon.
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The memorandum of understanding calls for an end to all hostilities, including in Lebanon, where Israeli forces have been fighting Hezbollah.
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Corlys and Lohar find each other in the scrum and both land powerful blows before Corlys is thrown into the sea, leaving Alyn of Hull to finish off his father’s enemy.
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After hours of fighting in the close urban setting, Dockery used smoke grenades to signal enemy positions for American gunships.
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So exemplary was Bergeron’s career, on the ice and off, there are no lingering grudges in this or that city, no bills to pay, no scores to settle.
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But pretty soon the two interlopers into this small, grudge-holding but tight-knit community — the kind where, going back generations, everybody not only knows but is mightily resentful of everyone else’s business — develop a kind of outsider kinship.
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These findings echo a broader pattern political scientists call affective polarization: the replacement of disagreement with abhorrence.
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When human decency and basic civility fall victim to partisanship and ideology, and abhorrence of violence becomes tempered by political aims, monstrosities and tyrannies become possible.
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Police investigations showed that the pair are suspected of displaying seditious items and selling publications with seditious content inside the shop, including materials inciting hatred against the city's government, the judiciary and law enforcement agencies, the government said.
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Not drinking seemed to me synonymous with a hatred of pleasure, a fascist quest for purity.
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How Nelson is reformulated from one who feels desire to one who feels detestation (as well as shame for having desired) is the remarkable achievement of both the story and the storyteller and the system that requires it.
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Between the lines: Many undecideds are painfully trying to balance their sense of obligation with their detestation for Trump, as USA Today first detailed on Thursday.
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And after spending most of Sunday as the guy the crowd didn’t want to see close the deal, Clark didn’t respond with bitterness.
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Crisp and refreshing, the drink’s grapefruit bitterness was softened by carbonation, giving Mexico’s national cocktail a lively upgrade.
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The needs are simple infrastructure with measures to protect worshippers, students, staff and visitors, and a long commitment to study and erase anti-Muslim hate.
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Democrats work ceaselessly to whip the American people into a frenzy of hate and conflict.
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“Antipathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antipathy. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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