hostile
adjective
noun
Origin of hostile
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Related Words for hostile
inimical, contentious, belligerent, unsympathetic, adverse, unfriendly, inhospitable, opposed, hateful, unfavorable, contrary, nasty, bitter, alien, opposite, catty, militant, sour, cold, chillExamples from the Web for hostile
Contemporary Examples of hostile
They were alone and unarmed in hostile territory without even having the reassurance of radio communications.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban ValleyMatt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman
November 15, 2014
De Merode is hundreds of miles from his wife and daughters, encircled by hostile forces, a target on the back of his uniform.
And she went right down into a mine area, between two hostile sides.
"The concept of a hostile work environment was being discussed, it was a new thing," she says.
“London audiences can be really, really critical and hostile,” McKell stated.
Historical Examples of hostile
They were all facing him, and their faces were alive with interest; yet they made no hostile move.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
They must proceed, in fact, as if they were founding a great city on a hostile soil.
Stories from ThucydidesH. L. Havell
It was curious how much help he expected of Vicksburg, a hostile town.
The Rock of ChickamaugaJoseph A. Altsheler
The boy who crossed the bridge found himself in hostile country.
Micah ClarkeArthur Conan Doyle
At first suspicious and hostile, White Fang grew to like this petting.
White FangJack London