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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'hostile' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) hostile
troops belonging to the enemy's military forces
Antonyms: friendly, amicable, nonaggressive, reconcilable, well-meaning, favorable, well-disposed, unaggressive, hospitable, unthreatening

2. (adj) hostile
characterized by enmity or ill will
Synonyms: uncongenial, unfriendly
Antonyms: friendly, amicable, unthreatening, well-disposed, favorable, unaggressive, reconcilable, well-meaning, hospitable, nonaggressive

3. (adj) hostile
not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
Synonyms: uncongenial, unfriendly
Antonyms: friendly, amicable, unthreatening, reconcilable, well-meaning, well-disposed, nonaggressive, hospitable, unaggressive, favorable

4. (adj) hostile
impossible to bring into friendly accord
Synonyms: uncongenial, unfriendly
Antonyms: friendly, hospitable, well-meaning, well-disposed, reconcilable, unaggressive, nonaggressive, favorable, amicable, unthreatening

5. (adj) hostile, uncongenial, unfriendly
very unfavorable to life or growth
Synonyms: uncongenial, hostile, incompatible, unfriendly, inimical
Antonyms: friendly, well-meaning, amicable, reconcilable, unaggressive, unthreatening, hospitable, well-disposed, favorable, nonaggressive

6. (adj) hostile
unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business)
Synonyms: uncongenial, unfriendly
Antonyms: friendly, favorable, well-meaning, nonaggressive, amicable, unaggressive, hospitable, well-disposed, reconcilable, unthreatening


Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'hostile' English Synonyms and Antonyms 

1. hostile
Foreign refers to difference of birth, alien to difference of allegiance. In their figurative use, that is foreign which is remote, unlike, or unconnected; that is alien which is confl
Synonyms: conflicting, distant, inappropriate, strange, contradictory, foreign, irrelevant, unconnected, contrary, hostile, opposed, unlike, contrasted, impertinent, remote
Antonyms: akin, apropos, germane, proper, appropriate, essential, pertinent, relevant


'hostile' - Nearby Entries  

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