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- pronunciation:
- ih
nI
mih
k
 l
- 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 |
adverb + (adj.)inimical
both, clearly, directly, fundamentally, manifestly, necessarily, particularly, somehow, thus
(adj.)inimical
+ noun
act,
activity,
attempt,
climate,
condition,
conduct,
context,
culture,
democracy,
development,
doctrine,
emergence,
environment,
form,
health,
human,
ideology,
individual,
institution,
interest,
movement,
nature,
negativity,
order,
policy,
practice,
presence,
rationality,
reduction,
reform,
revolution,
science,
society,
spirit,
stability,
stringer,
trend,
value,
virtue,
vision,
welfare
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| derivations: |
inimically (adv.), inimicality (n.) |
The word inimical
contains the following parts:
in-2
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix in-2 occurs in Latin loanwords and attaches to Latinate bases. The bases of most words prefixed with in-2 are independent
adjectives ( inadvertent
, incognizant
), although the base adjective may no longer be in widespread use (as with incessant
). Exceptions include iniquitous
and indignant
. -in 2 has multiple forms, as the 'n' sound in in-2 assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms ig-, il-2, im-2, and ir-2.
Example words:
inaccurate, inadvertent, inalienable, inanimate, inappropriate, inapt, inarticulate, inaudible, inauspicious, incapable, incessant, incest, incognito, incognizant, incommensurate, incommodious, incompetent, incomplete, incomprehensible, inconceivable, inconclusive, incongruous, inconsiderate, inconsonant, inconspicuous, inconvenient, incorporeal, incorrect, incorrigible, incorrupt, incredible, incredulous, incurable, indecorous, indefeasible, indefinite, indelible, indemnify, independence, independent, indescribable, indestructible, indignant, indirect, indispose, indistinct, individual, indivisible, indolent, indomitable, indubitable, inedible, ineffable, inefficient, ineluctable, inept, inequality, inequity, ineradicable, inert, inevitable, inexorable, inexpensive, inexpiable, inexplicable, infallible, infamous, infelicitous, infidel, infidelity, infinite, infinitesimal, infirmity, informal, infrequent, inimical, inimitable, iniquitous, iniquity, injure, injury, innocuous, innominate, inordinate, insane, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insipid, insolent, insomnia, insouciant, insuperable, intangible, interminable, intractable, intransigent, intransitive, intrepid, invaluable, inveracity, invincible, invisible, irregular
am, ama, amor
Latin
root
that means love, friendship
Example words:
amateur, amateurish, amatory, amiable, amicable, amity, amorous, amour, enamor, enemy, inimical, paramour
- synonyms:
- phil, philo, -philia, -phile
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