Synonyms for hostile
ˈhɒs tl; esp. Brit. -taɪlhos·tile

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1. hostileadjective

   Foreign refers to difference of birth, alien to difference of allegiance. In their figurative use, that is foreign which is remote, unlike, or unconnected; that is alien which is conflicting, hostile, or opposed. Impertinent and irrelevant matters can not claim consideration in a certain connection; inappropriate matters could not properly be considered. Compare ALIEN, n.; CONTRAST, v.

   Synonyms:
   alien, alien, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, contrasted, distant, foreign, impertinent, inappropriate, irrelevant, opposed, remote, strange, unconnected, unlike

   Antonyms:
   akin, appropriate, apropos, essential, germane, pertinent, proper, relevant

   Preposition:
   Such a purpose was alien to (or from) my thought: to preferable.

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1. hostileadjective

   troops belonging to the enemy's military forces

   "the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles"

   Antonyms:
   friendly, amicable, nonaggressive, reconcilable, well-meaning, favorable, well-disposed, unaggressive, hospitable, unthreatening

2. hostileadjective

   characterized by enmity or ill will

   "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"

   Synonyms:
   uncongenial, unfriendly

   Antonyms:
   friendly, amicable, unthreatening, well-disposed, favorable, unaggressive, reconcilable, well-meaning, hospitable, nonaggressive

3. hostileadjective

   not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally

   "hostile naval and air forces"

   Synonyms:
   uncongenial, unfriendly

   Antonyms:
   friendly, amicable, unthreatening, reconcilable, well-meaning, well-disposed, nonaggressive, hospitable, unaggressive, favorable

4. hostileadjective

   impossible to bring into friendly accord

   "hostile factions"

   Synonyms:
   uncongenial, unfriendly

   Antonyms:
   friendly, hospitable, well-meaning, well-disposed, reconcilable, unaggressive, nonaggressive, favorable, amicable, unthreatening

5. hostile, uncongenial, unfriendlyadjective

   very unfavorable to life or growth

   "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes"

   Synonyms:
   uncongenial, incompatible, unfriendly, inimical

   Antonyms:
   friendly, well-meaning, amicable, reconcilable, unaggressive, unthreatening, hospitable, well-disposed, favorable, nonaggressive

6. hostileadjective

   unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business)

   "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"; "hostile bid"

   Synonyms:
   uncongenial, unfriendly

   Antonyms:
   friendly, favorable, well-meaning, nonaggressive, amicable, unaggressive, hospitable, well-disposed, reconcilable, unthreatening

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1. hostileadjective

   Synonyms:
   inimical, unfriendly, warlike, at variance

2. hostileadjective

   Synonyms:
   adverse, opposite, contrary, repugnant

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1. hostileadjective

   Synonyms:
   antagonistic, inimical, unfriendly, repugnant, adverse

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1. List of paraphrases for "hostile":

   hostility, unfriendly, antagonistic, enemy, inimical, hostilities, aggressive, enmity, -hostile, antagonism, animosity, rival, opposing, belligerent, adversarial, harsh, adverse, anti, inhospitable

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1. James Harden:

   It’s next man up, and obviously if( Davis) is not ready for Game 5, it’s going to be a tough boat for our ballclub, but it’s next man up, and we’re going to have to be that way in a hostile environment.

2. Leonard Nimoy:

   This role, the young man surrounded by a hostile and repressive environment, so touched a responsive chord that I decided to make a career of acting.

3. Snoop Dogg:

   I feel like marijuana is a real peace conversation -- what I mean by that is the form of peace in a conversation, any time you have a couple of people smoking, they're never hostile or angry.

4. Matthew Berger:

   I've been surprised how widespread it has been over the past two months, campuses that have gotten used to anti-Israel protests have said they've never seen environments as hostile as they have over the two months, and campuses that have never experienced these types of issues are experiencing it for the first time.

5. Turan Basri:

   The crowd became hostile very quickly due to wanting to go to work. I sympathize with the aims of Extinction Rebellion but this was an own goal, canning Town is a very working class area. Seeing what they perceived to be middle-class protesters preventing working class people from earning a living didn't go down well.