HOSTILE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • used of attempts to buy or take control of a business
   Usage Example(s)
   • hostile takeover
   • hostile tender offer
   Similar To
   • aggressive (what does aggressive mean?)
2. Meaning
   • marked by features that oppose constructive treatment or development
   Usage Example(s)
   • not able to accomplish much in such a hostile environment
   Similar To
   • unfavorable (what does unfavorable mean?)
   • unfavourable (what does unfavourable mean?)
3. Meaning
   • very unfriendly
   Usage Example(s)
   • a hostile attitude
   Similar To
   • unfriendly (what does unfriendly mean?)
4. Meaning
   • not belonging to your own country’’s forces or those of an ally
   Usage Example(s)
   • hostile naval and air forces
   Antonym(s)
   • friendly (what does friendly mean?)
5. Meaning
   • very unfavorable to life or growth
   Synonym(s)
   • uncongenial (what does uncongenial mean?)
   • unfriendly (what does unfriendly mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a hostile climate
   • an uncongenial atmosphere
   • an uncongenial soil
   • the unfriendly environment at high altitudes
   Similar To
   • inhospitable (what does inhospitable mean?)
6. Meaning
   • characterized by enmity or ill will
   Usage Example(s)
   • a hostile nation
   • a hostile remark
   • hostile actions
   Antonym(s)
   • amicable (what does amicable mean?)
   Similar To
   • aggressive (what does aggressive mean?)
   • belligerent (what does belligerent mean?)
   • antagonistic (what does antagonistic mean?)
   • antipathetic (what does antipathetic mean?)
   • antipathetical (what does antipathetical mean?)
   • bitter (what does bitter mean?)
   • at loggerheads (what does at loggerheads mean?)
   • dirty (what does dirty mean?)
   • head-on (what does head-on mean?)
   • ill (what does ill mean?)
   • opponent (what does opponent mean?)
   • opposing (what does opposing mean?)
   • truculent (what does truculent mean?)
   • unfriendly (what does unfriendly mean?)
   • inimical (what does inimical mean?)
   See Also
   • aggressive (what does aggressive mean?)
   • hateful (what does hateful mean?)
   • offensive (what does offensive mean?)
   • unfriendly (what does unfriendly mean?)
   • unpeaceful (what does unpeaceful mean?)
   • violent (what does violent mean?)
7. Meaning
   • impossible to bring into friendly accord
   Usage Example(s)
   • hostile factions
   Similar To
   • irreconcilable (what does irreconcilable mean?)
   • unreconcilable (what does unreconcilable mean?)