hostile

adj.不友好的,敌对的

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
hostile (adjective)
1.
a) of or relating to an enemy - hostile fire
b) marked by malevolence having or showing unfriendly feelings - a hostile act
c) openly opposed or resisting - a hostile critic hostile to new ideas
d) (1) not - hospitable plants growing in a hostile environment
(2) having an intimidating, antagonistic, or offensive nature - a hostile workplace
2.
a) of or relating to the opposing party in a legal - controversy a hostile witness
b) to the interests of a property owner or management - adverse corporation a hostile takeover
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
hostile (adjective)
1.
marked by opposition or ill will
SYNONYMS:
adversarial, adversary, antagonistic, antipathetic, inhospitable, inimical, jaundiced, mortal, negative, unfriendly, unsympathetic
RELATED WORDS:
adverse, argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, clashing, combative, conflicting, contentious, contrary, disputatious, militant, opposed, pugnacious, quarrelsome, resisting, scrappy, truculent; antisocial, cold, cool, disagreeable, disapproving, distant, frigid, icy; biased, prejudiced; discourteous, ill-bred, ill-mannered, impertinent, impolite, inconsiderate, rude, surly, uncivil, unfavorable, unkind, unmannerly, unpleasant, unsociable; acrimonious, bitter, despiteful, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malign, malignant, opprobrious, rancorous, spiteful, unloving, vindictive, virulent
NEAR ANTONYMS:
affable, amiable, amicable, civil, companionable, comradely, convivial, cordial, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, gracious, gregarious, neighborly, pleasant, sociable, social, warm; affectionate, devoted, kind, kindly, loving, nice, sweet; accepting, agreeable, approving, benign, empathetic, favorable, understanding, warmhearted, welcoming
friendly, hospitable, nonantagonistic, nonhostile, sympathetic
hostile (adjective)
2.
opposed to one's interests
SYNONYMS:
counter, disadvantageous, hostile, inimical, negative, prejudicial, unfavorable, unfriendly, unsympathetic, untoward
RELATED WORDS:
bad, baleful, baneful, evil; damaging, deleterious, destructive, detrimental, fatal, harmful, hurtful, ill, injurious, lethal, malignant, murderous, noxious, pernicious, poisonous, ruinous, threatening, troublesome, unhealthy, wounding; dangerous, hazardous, imperiling ( imperilling), jeopardizing, parlous, perilous, risky, unsafe; calumnious, defamatory, detractive, offensive, scathing, slanderous; antagonistic, antipathetic, inhospitable, intolerant, uncongenial, uncooperative; competing, conflicting, counteracting, countering, opposing, resistant, resisting
NEAR ANTONYMS:
beneficial, good, helpful, propitious, useful; harmless, innocent, innocuous, inoffensive, nondestructive, nonfatal, nonlethal, nonthreatening; unresistant; tolerant, understanding; affable, agreeable, amiable, amicable, benign, benignant, complying, congenial, cordial, friendly, hospitable
advantageous, favorable, friendly, positive, supportive, sympathetic, well-disposed
hostile (noun)
one that is hostile toward another
SYNONYMS:
adversary, antagonist, foe, hostile, opponent
RELATED WORDS:
archenemy, archfoe, nemesis; ill-wisher; bane, bête noire; assailant, attacker, combatant, invader; competitor, emulator, rival
NEAR ANTONYMS:
buddy, chum, compadre, crony, fellow, hail-fellow, hail-fellow-well-met, hearty, hobnobber, mate, musketeer, pal; abettor ( abetter), accomplice, ally, collaborator, colleague, comrade, confederate, friendly, partner; adherent, disciple, follower; backer, benefactor, exponent, supporter, sympathizer, well-wisher
amigo, friend
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