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Hostility

//hɒˈstɪlɪti//

Synonyms for "hostility" (157 found)

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Informal (9)

Adj, contraction, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Noun, slang(3 words)

horror allergy strife

General use (148)

Noun, verb(28 words)

fight dispute argument conflict debate contest contrast quarrel struggle feud combat disaccord dislike distaste wrangling words malice disgust warfare rancor

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loathing shuddering warmongering vying saber rattling scrapping quarreling squabbling

Noun(101 words)

opposition obstinacy disagreement bitterness contention repugnance contrariety inconsistency contradiction antipathy virulence nausea enmity animus antagonism collision abomination friction recalcitrance polarity

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confrontation controversy aggression aversion militarism dissension discrepancy altercation competition chauvinism malevolence resentment bloodshed antithesis belligerence animosity malignity aggressiveness hatred rivalry litigation perversity cold sweat truculence repulsion logomachy bad blood ferocity contraposition unfriendliness cut and thrust polarization fractiousness opposure fierceness disaffinity jingoism refractoriness abhorrence noncooperation contentiousness contradistinction oppugnancy quarrelsomeness cross purposes uncooperativeness hostilities showdown disputation spitefulness militancy negativeness contestation hard feelings perverseness cross-purposes oppugnance warpath ill will ill-will contrariness counterposition war of words contraindication bellicosity state of war belligerency inimicalness pugnacity combativeness despitefulness anteposition oppositeness martialism hardheartedness Kilkenny cats confrontment bellicism pugnaciousness unpeacefulness bad feeling

Adj, verb(1 words)

Adj, noun, verb(4 words)

clashing fighting venom bickering

Noun, prep, verb(1 words)

Adj, noun(1 words)

paper war cat-and-dog life creeping flesh mortal horror polar opposition posing against immediate dislike personality conflict

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