EMPOISONMENT Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

empoisonment

noun

as in hostility

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Noun

The two sides reached an interim agreement in June and committed to trying to reach a final deal within 60 days, but the deadline passed after hostilities resumed.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Rohingya have faced growing public hostility in Malaysia due to their growing numbers, fueled by concerns over jobs, public services and security.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of hostility

Noun

The undeniable message of AdS/CFT is that, at least in this special snow globe, the rules of gravity and the rules of quantum mechanics are secretly describing the same game — despite the storied antagonism between the two theories.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
Kanarek told me that Gray’s antagonism, at the meeting and at other times, positions her as the ultimate instigator of the shooting.

— Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of antagonism

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But as much of Washington scrambles to get its arms around emerging AI risks, elsewhere in the country, opposition to data centers does not necessarily indicate animosity toward AI.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
But that doesn’t mean the animosity toward their former head coach in Oxford has to simmer down before kickoff.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of animosity

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The contempt hearing Hoskins’ comments come in the wake of a chaotic redistricting battle that has dominated Missouri politics for the past year.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Femicide is defined as the killing of a woman in a domestic setting or out of contempt for women.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of contempt

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The months-long battle was bitter and hard fought and enmity within the industry has yet to subside.

— Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Students and other fans met Kiffin with so much enmity, the state’s Department of Public Safety sent its special ops team to the game.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of enmity

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The other is that Republicans’ antipathy towards vote-by-mail is waning.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
Alexander Kazakov | Afp | Getty Images That Russia and China are seen as ideologically aligned on many geopolitical issues, with each sharing a traditional antipathy and distrust towards the West, and Washington.

— Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 20 May 2026

Definition of antipathy

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