Thesaurus:hostile

Thesaurus

hostile

English

Adjective

Sense: antagonistic; acting against something

Synonyms

• adverse
• antagonistic
• conflicting
• contentious
• counteracting
• hostile
• incompatible
• inharmonious
• inimical
• irreconcilable
• opposed
• repugnant (law)
• unbefriending
• unfriendly
• unharmonious

Antonyms

• cooperative
• friendly    [⇒ thesaurus]
• helpful

Hyponyms

• combative    [⇒ thesaurus]
• embittered
• quarrelsome    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• contrary    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “24. disagreement” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “hostile” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.