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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | antagonistic, mean |
| Synonyms: | adverse, alien, allergic, anti*, argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, bitter, catty, chill*, cold*, competitive, contentious, contrary, disapproving, dour, hateful, ill-disposed, inhospitable, inimical, malevolent, malicious, malignant, militant, nasty, opposed, opposite, oppugnant, ornery*, pugnacious, rancorous, scrappy, sour*, spiteful, surly, unfavorable, unfriendly, unkind, unpropitious, unsociable, unsympathetic, unwelcoming, viperous, virulent, vitriolic, warlike |
| Notes: | a hostel is inexpensive supervised lodging, while hostile means characterized by enmity or ill will or very unfriendly or antagonistic |
| Antonyms: | agreeable, friendly, gentle, kind, nice, welcoming |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | resentful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hostile |
| Synonyms: | acrimonious, adverse, alien, allergic, anti*, argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, bitter, catty, chill*, cold*, competitive, contentious, contrary, disapproving, dour, embittered, hard, hateful, ill-disposed, inhospitable, inimical, malevolent, malicious, malignant, militant, nasty, opposed, opposite, oppugnant, ornery*, pugnacious, rancorous, scrappy, sour*, spiteful, surly, unfavorable, unfriendly, unkind, unpropitious, unsociable, unsympathetic, unwelcoming, viperous, virulent, vitriolic, warlike |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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