1
as in negative
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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2
as in unfavorable
opposed to one's interests
the company's president vows to fight the hostile takeover by the giant corporation
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as in enemy
one that is hostile toward another
reports of hostiles in the area kept the settlers on edge
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Recent Examples of hostile
Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
At the conference, Johnson said claims against him included the unauthorized of use of a camera at his residence, berating a union employee and creating a hostile work environment.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Robert S. Gable, IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2017
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Adjective
Eighty Black residents of Portsmouth packed their belongings and headed north, hoping to resettle in a less hostile part of Ohio.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
At the conference, Johnson said claims against him included the unauthorized of use of a camera at his residence, berating a union employee and creating a hostile work environment.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
And, unfortunately, the monitoring idea was born into a world hostile to its very premise.
—Robert S. Gable, IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2017
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Adjective
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In a recent Instagram post, Kardashian laughed off negative reviews of the show, which also stars Sarah Paulson, Naomi Watts and Glenn Close, has been receiving from fans.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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People with a nonfunctioning ANGPTL3 gene — which Natarajan says applies to about 1 in 250 people in the US — have lifelong levels of low LDL cholesterol and triglycerides without any apparent negative consequences.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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With 27% favorable and 16% unfavorable opinions among Republicans, more than half of them don't know enough to form an opinion.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
6 Nov. 2025
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The pressure dialed up by Minnesota, along with costly penalties, put this offense in unfavorable spots throughout the game.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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When integrated into multiple systems, the Tactical Edge Electromagnetic Solutions (TEEMS) can jam enemy systems with speed and precision.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Netanyahu said the country would continue trying to bring home the bodies of Israelis still being held across enemy lines, such as Eli Cohen, an Israeli spy hung in Damascus in 1965.—
NPR,
NPR,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Because obesity will drive higher blood pressure, higher blood sugar, more adverse cholesterol levels—all sorts of things—that sort of becomes a perfect storm.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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These weather conditions will result in elevated fire potential and a threat of adverse fire behavior.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Specialty cleaners made for glass cooktops don’t contain harmful ingredients like ammonia.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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Small settings changes can make a big difference in reducing exposure to harmful or suggestive content.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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While many fans seem to favor the tournament already, there are early rumors that Cena's final opponent could be GUNTHER, a newer star within WWE who has already held several championships, including the World Heavyweight Championship twice.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Five different opponents have scored their season-high in points against the Cowboys this season.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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As the two keepers' accelerating madness batters their already uneasy relationship, the film becomes a phantasmagorical endurance test, with the two antagonistic leads hurling themselves against their tight confinement.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Conversely, after Lai used less antagonistic language toward China in speeches this May and October, China declined to hold large military drills.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Friday marked the All-NBA guard’s first chance to pour it on an inferior foe.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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Start the man who has thrown more touchdowns against the Dolphins than his other AFC East foes combined.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Hostile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hostile. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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