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Defenition of the word hostile

    • Defenition of the word hostile

      • Not friendly.
      • Very unfavorable to life or growth.
      • (business) used of attempts to buy or take control of a business; "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"
      • marked by features that oppose constructive treatment or development; "not able to accomplish much in such a hostile environment"
      • very unfriendly; "a hostile attitude"
      • not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "hostile naval and air forces"
      • characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"
      • impossible to bring into friendly accord; "hostile factions"
      • very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes"
      • used of attempts to buy or take control of a business; "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"
      • not belonging to your own country''s forces or those of an ally; "hostile naval and air forces"
      • troops belonging to the enemy's military forces
      • unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business)
      • not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
      • very unfavorable to life or growth
      • characterized by enmity or ill will
      • impossible to bring into friendly accord

    Synonyms for the word hostile

      • bellicose
      • belligerent
      • enemy
      • uncongenial
      • unfriendly

    Similar words in the hostile

      • aggressive
      • antagonistic
      • antipathetic
      • antipathetical
      • at loggerheads
      • belligerent
      • bitter
      • dirty
      • enemy
      • hateful
      • head-on
      • ill
      • inhospitable
      • inimical
      • irreconcilable
      • offensive
      • opponent
      • opposing
      • truculent
      • unfavorable
      • unfavourable
      • unfriendly
      • unpeaceful
      • unreconcilable
      • violent

    Hypernyms for the word hostile

      • military personnel
      • soldiery
      • troops

    Antonyms for the word hostile

      • amicable
      • cordial
      • friendly
      • tolerant
      • warm

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