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adjective
- 1. showing or feeling opposition or dislike; unfriendly: "a hostile audience" Similar Opposite
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unfriendly and not liking something: a hostile crowd. hostile reception The president had a hostile reception in Ohio this morning. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not liking or being pleasant towards others. unfriendly The crowd was unfriendly and dangerous. cool She was very cool towards his new wife.
Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word hostile, which means of or relating to an enemy, or showing unfriendly or resistant feelings. Find out how to use hostile in a sentence and how it differs from related words like adversarial or antagonistic.
Synonyms for HOSTILE: negative, adverse, antagonistic, contentious, opposed, inhospitable, adversarial, unfriendly; Antonyms of HOSTILE: sympathetic, friendly, hospitable, social, civil, warm, pleasant, amiable.
Hostile definition: of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy. See examples of HOSTILE used in a sentence.
If something is hostile, it's unfriendly. If you are zealous about the political causes you believe in, you will be hostile to any suggestion that the other side of the argument is reasonable. Hostile comes from the Latin word hostis, for enemy, and you can hear its relation to the word hostage.
Learn the meaning of hostile as an adjective, with examples and synonyms. Find out how to say hostile in different languages, such as Chinese, Spanish and Portuguese.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective hostile, which means aggressive or unfriendly and ready to argue or fight. Find synonyms, collocations, word origin and related topics for hostile.
