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Synonyms & Antonyms of hostile
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
marked by opposition or ill will
- the suggestions for change were given a hostile reception by some of the longtime employees
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- adverse,
- argumentative,
- bellicose,
- belligerent,
- clashing,
- combative,
- conflicting,
- contentious,
- contrary,
- disputatious,
- militant,
- opposed,
- pugnacious,
- quarrelsome,
- resisting,
- scrappy,
- truculent
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2
opposed to one's interests
- the company's president vows to fight the hostile takeover by the giant corporation
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- damaging,
- deleterious,
- destructive,
- detrimental,
- fatal,
- harmful,
- hurtful,
- ill,
- injurious,
- lethal,
- malignant,
- murderous,
- noxious,
- pernicious,
- poisonous,
- ruinous,
- threatening,
- troublesome,
- unhealthy,
- wounding
- dangerous,
- hazardous,
- imperiling
- (or imperilling),
- jeopardizing,
- parlous,
- perilous,
- risky,
- unsafe
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hostile
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of hostile (Entry 2 of 2)
one that is hostile toward another
- reports of hostiles in the area kept the settlers on edge
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- buddy,
- chum,
- compadre,
- crony,
- fellow,
- hail-fellow,
- hail-fellow-well-met,
- hearty,
- hobnobber,
- mate,
- musketeer,
- pal
- abettor
- (also abetter),
- accomplice,
- ally,
- collaborator,
- colleague,
- comrade,
- confederate,
- friendly,
- partner
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The first known use of hostile was in 1580
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