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- pronunciation:
- ih
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mih
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
like an enemy; hostile.
These inimical neighbors had clashed with each other for decades.- synonyms:
- hostile, ill-disposed, unfriendly
- antonyms:
- friendly
- similar words:
- antagonistic, antipathetic, bellicose, belligerent, hateful, ill, inhospitable, malevolent, mean, rancorous, unkind
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definition 2: |
having or tending to have a bad effect; harmful or adverse.
The nation's hostile threats are inimical to its efforts to gain world respect.- synonyms:
- adverse, damaging, dangerous, deleterious, detrimental, harmful, injurious
- antonyms:
- favorable
- similar words:
- baneful, contrary, destructive, hurtful, ill, noxious, pernicious, poisonous, ruinous, toxic, unhealthy
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related words: |
adverse, harmful, hostile, ill, injurious, martial, unfavorable |
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derivations: |
inimically (adv.), inimicality (n.) |
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