hostile
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- opposed, antagonistic, belligerent, contrary, ill-disposed, rancorous
- unfriendly, adverse, inhospitable, unsympathetic, unwelcoming

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Antonyms: unhostile
Contrasted words: amicable, benign, friendly
Related Words: argumentative, competitive, contrary, dim, disaffected, disapproving, opposed, opposite, unfavorable, dour, sour, bellicose, belligerent, contentious, pugnacious, militant, warlike

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English Thesaurus: unfriendly/not friendly, hostile, cold, frosty, aloof, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

hos‧tile /ˈhɒstaɪl $ ˈhɑːstl, ˈhɑːstaɪl/ adjective
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: Latin hostilis, from hostis 'stranger, enemy']

1. angry and deliberately unfriendly towards someone, and ready to argue with them:
Southampton fans gave their former coach a hostile reception.
Carr wouldn’t meet Feng’s stare, which was openly hostile.
his hostile attitude
hostile to/towards
The boy feels hostile towards his father.

2. opposing a plan or idea very strongly
hostile to/towards
Senator Lydon was hostile to our proposals.

3. belonging to an enemy:
hostile territory

4. used to describe conditions that are difficult to live in, or that make it difficult to achieve something
hostile environment/climate/terrain etc
a guide to surviving in even the most hostile terrain
Sales increased last year despite the hostile economic environment.

5. hostile takeover/bid a situation in which a company tries to buy another company that does not want to be bought

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

hostile
adj.
VERBS appear, be, feel | become | remain | make sb The experience has made him generally hostile towards women.
consider sth, construe sth as, deem sth, perceive sth as, regard sth as, see sth as They were reluctant to take any step that might be regarded as hostile.
ADV. bitterly, decidedly, deeply, downright, distinctly, extremely, fiercely, markedly, positively, uncompromisingly, unremittingly, very He was deeply hostile to the idea of psychotherapy. The audience gave him a downright hostile reception.
entirely, totally | increasingly | almost | apparently | potentially | basically, generally | actively, openly | mutually | uniformly The press became uniformly hostile to the new administration.
politically politically hostile newspapers
PREP. to Many people were openly hostile to the idea.
towards He was extremely hostile towards her.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

unfriendly/not friendly behaving towards someone in a way that shows you are not interested in them or are not ready to talk to them or help them:
The hotel staff were unfriendly and unhelpful.
an unfriendly tone of voice
They didn't seem very friendly to strangers.
She gave him an unfriendly glance.
hostile very unfriendly, and ready to argue or fight:
He was openly hostile towards me when I arrived.
A hostile crowd gathered oustide the US embassy.
cold behaving towards other people as if you do not like them or care about them:
He gave her a cold stare.
a cold voice
frosty unfriendly, especially because you are angry with someone:
When she spoke, her tone was frosty.
He got a frosty reception from his wife when he finally returned home (=she was not very friendly towards him).
aloof [not before noun] not wanting to talk to other people or spend time with them, especially because you think you are better than them:
Some politicians are criticized for being too aloof.
antagonistic unfriendly and always trying to start arguments with someone:
Why are Kate and John so antagonistic towards each other?
antisocial not interested in meeting other people or forming friendly relationships with them:
Sorry if I'm being antisocial, but I need to get my work done.
He was an antisocial loner with no friends.
unfriendly making you feel as though you are not wanted:
The report found that the Church can seem unfriendly to outsiders.
unwelcoming unfriendly - used especially about the physical characteristics or appearance of something:
The entrance to the factory is cold, bare, and unwelcoming.
The new fence is just one example of the city’s attempt to make public spaces unwelcoming to the homeless.
impersonal lacking the normal friendly relations between people who work or do business together:
I had no desire to work for a large impersonal organization.
They just handed over the keys and walked out – it was all so impersonal.
forbidding unfriendly, uncomfortable, and a little frightening, so that you do not want to go there:
The school was a rather forbidding building surrounded by a high steel fence.

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