hostile
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
troops belonging to the enemy's military forces
the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles
Types & categories
- military personnel hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
characterized by enmity or ill will
a hostile nation
Related & opposite
- aggressive also see
- unfriendly also see
- hateful also see
- offensive also see
- unpeaceful also see
- violent also see
- amicable antonym
- ill will derivation
- belligerent similar to
- antagonistic similar to
- at loggerheads similar to
- bitter similar to
- dirty similar to
- head-on similar to
- ill similar to
- opponent similar to
- inimical similar to
Sense 3 adjective
not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
hostile naval and air forces
Related & opposite
- friendly antonym
- hostilities derivation
Sense 4 adjective
impossible to bring into friendly accord
hostile factions
Related & opposite
- irreconcilable similar to
Sense 5 adjective
very unfavorable to life or growth
a hostile climate
Related & opposite
- inhospitable similar to
Sense 6 adjective
unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business)
hostile takeover
Related & opposite
- aggression derivation
- business enterprise domain topic
- aggressive similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | friendly |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | military personnel |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | aggressive |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | unfriendly |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | hateful |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | offensive |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | unpeaceful |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | violent |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | amicable |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ill will |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | belligerent |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | antagonistic |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | at loggerheads |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | bitter |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | dirty |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | head-on |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | ill |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | opponent |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | inimical |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | friendly |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | hostilities |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | irreconcilable |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | inhospitable |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | aggression |
| 6 | domain topic | Related & opposite | business enterprise |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | aggressive |