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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
  • By this time, the eastern Roman empire, where Zosimus lived, had been fairly thoroughly Christianized, but Zosimus was a pagan hostile to Christianity.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The United States plans to upgrade its radars to improve their ability to identify hostile ballistic missiles targeting the homeland, according to a government announcement, as nuclear adversaries Russia, China and North Korea advance their missile capabilities.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Consuming high amounts of tannins may lead to adverse health effects in humans and animals, such as severe liver and kidney damage.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Back in January, a study from World Weather Attribution found that, though the fires were likely influenced by a number of factors, climate change made the adverse weather conditions that fueled the flames 35% more likely.
    Simmone Shah, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In the aftermath of Kirk's death, waves of firings and suspensions have occurred across the country in connection to individuals’ social media posts about Kirk, as conservative politicians and influencers push for a crackdown on negative posts about the political podcaster.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Oct. 2025
  • However, Belichick’s NFL past continues to hover around this situation, from questions about his legacy to regular flare-ups involving the Patriots to suspicions within UNC’s program that some of the negative headlines have origins in New England.
    Dianna Russini, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The regulation is designed to give farmers a stronger negotiating position so that powerful companies in the food supply chain do not impose unfavorable conditions.
    Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The list below shows the entire scope of players with favorable and unfavorable matchups.
    KC Joyner, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Yankees lost a bidding war with the New Yorke Mets in the offseason for Soto and his departure proved to be detrimental to both parties.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • This is detrimental to their economy.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • While traditional failures to moderate third-party posts are usually protected, design choices, like building chatbots that produce harmful content, could expose companies to liability.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • That means millions of young people remain vulnerable to a practice the nation’s leading experts have long rejected as both harmful and scientifically baseless.
    Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez, Time, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Inimical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inimical. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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