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- pronunciation:
- ha
stihl
[or]
ha
staIl
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Homophone Note, Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
of or relating to an enemy or antagonist.
The hostile army was preparing its attack on our forces.The two hostile nations seem to be on the brink of war.- synonyms:
- enemy, inimical, opposing
- antonyms:
- allied, peaceful
- similar words:
- aggressive, belligerent, warlike, warring
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definition 2: |
feeling or showing dislike, ill will, or antagonism.
The teenager responded to her mother's comment with a hostile remark.The hostile look she gave him made it clear that there was no chance of a reconciliation.The hostile prisoner was restrained by the police.He'd always been hostile toward his ex-wife, but he'd never been violent until now.- synonyms:
- antagonistic, unfavorable, unfriendly
- antonyms:
- benign, friendly, genial, warm
- similar words:
- acrimonious, aggressive, antisocial, argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, fractious, ill, malicious, offensive, quarrelsome, savage, surly, truculent, ugly
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definition 3: |
disagreeable or disadvantageous; inhospitable.
Antarctica has a hostile climate for humans.- synonyms:
- disadvantageous, disagreeable, inhospitable, unfriendly, unpropitious
- antonyms:
- favorable
- similar words:
- adverse, forbidding, harsh, inhuman, inimical, unpleasant
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related words: |
averse, bitter, black, contrary, glaring, hateful, jaundiced, martial, militant, spiteful, turbulent, unfavorable, vicious, virulent |
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derivation: |
hostilely (adv.) |
The words hostile and hostel sound alike but have different meanings. To find out why you'd never want to stay in a hostel whose owners were hostile, look up hostel.
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