Words That Mean Hostile
Ill will, from the openly aggressive to the quietly corrosive.
14 words
- Acrimoniousadjective
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
- Animositynoun
a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
- Antagonismnoun
(biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
- Antipathynoun
the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided
- Aversionnoun
a feeling of intense dislike
- Bellicoseadjective
having or showing a ready disposition to fight
- Belligerentadjective
characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
- Contentiousadjective
inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
- Disputatiousadjective
inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
- Enmitynoun
a state of deep-seated ill-will
- Pugnaciousadjective
ready and able to resort to force or violence; - Herman Melville
- Rancornoun
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
- Truculentadjective
defiantly aggressive
- Vindictiveadjective
disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge; - Shakespeare; - M.R.Cohen
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A word’s meaning sharpens against its opposite. These sets are the ones worth holding beside hostile.