Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

Noun

The word "hostile" can be used as adjective, adjective and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

amicable friendly friendly friendly

Derived Terms

go hostile hostile architecture hostile environment hostile possession hostile vehicle hostile witness hostilely hostileness hostilize nonhostile semihostile unhostile user-hostile

Distinct From

friendly sympathetic

Context

commercial enterprise military

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

contrary military personnel soldiery troops

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

combative embittered quarrelsome

Type Of (IsA)

coa intelligent agent military personnel

Related Terms

host hostilely hostility

Related Terms

aggressive desire disposition enemy hateful host hostile takeover hostilely hostility ill will injure malevolence offensive showing thwart unfriendly unpeaceful violent

Similar Terms

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

Synonym Network

antagonistic hateful uncongenial unfriendly unsympathetic

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