Hostility Synonyms and Antonyms

hŏ-stĭlĭ-tē
Deep-seated hatred, as between longtime opponents or rivals
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. enmity
  2. antagonism
  3. animosity
  4. aggression
  5. antipathy
  6. animus
  7. ill will
  8. resentment
  9. hatred
  10. opposition
  11. argument
  12. bitterness
  13. clash
  14. feud
  15. fighting
  16. friction
  17. rancor
  18. resistance
  19. unfriendliness
  20. war
  21. warfare
A state of open, prolonged fighting.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. conflict
  2. Used in plural: belligerency
  3. confrontation
  4. strife
  5. struggle
  6. war
  7. warfare
The state of being hostile; antagonism or enmity.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. enmity

Words Related to Hostility

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Hostility Sentence Examples

  • The hostility in his voice and expression was unnerving.

  • Nothing was truly resolved except possibly the hostility between them.

  • Meanwhile France provided Italy with fresh cause for uneasiness by abating her hostility to Germany.

  • He probably didn't realize that his hostility toward Señor Medena was being transferred to Jonathan as anxiety.

  • The natives showed their usual hostility, killing all stragglers.

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