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Recent Examples of inimical The partnership model’s annual distribution of funds is inimical to long-term investment. Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025 Monk previously pleaded guilty to one gross misdemeanor count of driving after cancellation after being deemed inimical to the public safety. Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025 To believe otherwise is to not just believe that slower periods of economic growth require the very central planning that is so inimical to good times. John Tamny, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024 Its interests are often inimical to the principles of accountability. Ali Riaz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for inimical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inimical
Adjective
  • Thanks to climate change, Cosmism’s ambivalent and generally hostile attitude towards the natural world should also sound familiar.
    Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Another camera designed to withstand the hostile environment of space was used outside.
    Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Swift and Lively’s long friendship had been a distinct sub-plot in the IEWU legal battles, with tabloid fodder that the duo have fallen out over the controversy adverse Eras Tour performer getting tainted with the whole thing.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The potential adverse consequences to entrepreneurs when well-being is disregarded are well-documented.
    Samantha Dewalt, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • There is also, generally speaking, universal admission that boy, this game sure runs terribly on PC, leading to a huge number of negative Steam reviews, causing the game to be Mixed there.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Then, there’s the power to see through all of that, through what could be perceived as pain or a negative situation, and see the colorfulness of my culture, the warmth of my culture, and the community, as well.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Also, unfavorable factors are the extension price tag that can top tens of billions of dollars annually, and eligibility that includes those making 400% the poverty rate.
    Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Two years before the Rule was finalized in 1944, the Supreme Court made unfavorable (unpublished) comments about a draft proposal permitting the government to take pretrial depositions.
    Robert Anello, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, from an AI duality perspective, there is also a solid chance that AI can be detrimental to mental health.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • These die-offs have caused detrimental imbalances within the habitats.
    Lauren Liebhaber September 5, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • According to a five-pillar plan shared with CNBC, Cruz also aims to create federal standards for AI, prevent AI from being used in harmful ways such as scams, allow free speech and address ethical concerns.
    Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Nonfiction narratives that students both read and produce serve as counter-narratives to the oppressive and harmful tropes in media more generally about Black girls and girlhood.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Inimical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inimical. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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