Antonyms for hostile

Antonyms for (noun) hostile

Main entry: hostile

Definition: troops belonging to the enemy's military forces

Usage: the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles

Antonyms: friendly

Definition: troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces


Antonyms for (adj) hostile

Main entry: hostile

Definition: not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally

Usage: hostile naval and air forces

Antonyms: friendly

Definition: of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally


Main entry: hostile

Definition: characterized by enmity or ill will

Usage: a hostile nation; a hostile remark; hostile actions

Antonyms: amicable

Definition: characterized by friendship and good will


Antonyms: well

Definition: in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury


Antonyms: good, well

Definition: (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well')


Antonyms: well

Definition: favorably; with approval


Antonyms: clean, make clean

Definition: make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from


Antonyms: clean

Definition: free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits


Antonyms: unobjectionable, clean

Definition: (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers


Antonyms: clean, uncontaminating

Definition: not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination


Antonyms: unaggressive, nonaggressive

Definition: not aggressive; not given to fighting or assertiveness


Antonyms: synergistic, interactive

Definition: used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more)


Antonyms: conciliative, conciliatory

Definition: intended to placate


Antonyms: friendly

Definition: characteristic of or befitting a friend


Antonyms: friendly

Definition: easy to understand or use


Main entry: hostile

Definition: unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business)

Usage: hostile takeover; hostile tender offer; hostile bid

Antonyms: unaggressive, nonaggressive

Definition: not aggressive; not given to fighting or assertiveness


Main entry: hostile, uncongenial, unfriendly

Definition: very unfavorable to life or growth

Usage: a hostile climate; an uncongenial atmosphere; an uncongenial soil; the unfriendly environment at high altitudes

Antonyms: hospitable

Definition: favorable to life and growth


Antonyms: hospitable

Definition: disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity


Main entry: hostile

Definition: impossible to bring into friendly accord

Usage: hostile factions

Antonyms: reconcilable

Definition: capable of being reconciled


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