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hostile
Overview of noun hostile
The noun hostile has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. hostile -- (troops belonging to the enemy's military forces; "the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles")
Overview of adj hostile
The adj hostile has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (5) hostile -- (characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions")
2. (3) hostile -- (not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "hostile naval and air forces")
3. (1) hostile -- (very unfriendly; "a hostile attitude")
4. hostile -- (impossible to bring into friendly accord; "hostile factions")
5. hostile, uncongenial, unfriendly -- (very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes")
6. hostile -- (marked by features that oppose constructive treatment or development; "not able to accomplish much in such a hostile environment")
7. hostile -- (unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business); "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"; "hostile bid")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hostile
1 sense of hostile
Sense 1
hostile
=> military personnel, soldiery, troops
=> force, personnel
=> organization, organisation
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun hostile
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hostile
1 sense of hostile
Sense 1
hostile
=> military personnel, soldiery, troops
Antonyms of noun hostile
1 sense of hostile
Sense 1
hostile
Antonym of friendly (Sense 1)
=>friendly
Member Holonyms of noun hostile
Substance Holonyms of noun hostile
Part Holonyms of noun hostile
Member Meronyms of noun hostile
Substance Meronyms of noun hostile
Part Meronyms of noun hostile
Meronyms of noun hostile
Holonyms of noun hostile
Attributes of noun hostile
Derived Forms of noun hostile
Domain of noun hostile
1 sense of hostile
Sense 1
hostile
TOPIC>(noun) military#1, armed forces#1, armed services#1, military machine#1, war machine#1
Domain Terms of noun hostile
Familiarity of noun hostile
hostile used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun hostile
1 sense of hostile
Sense 1
hostile
> military personnel, soldiery, troops
=> friendly
=> hostile
=> cavalry, horse cavalry, horse
=> garrison
Meronyms of noun hostile
1 sense of hostile
Sense 1
hostile
=> military personnel, soldiery, troops
=> force, personnel
=> organization, organisation
HAS MEMBER: quorum
HAS MEMBER: membership, rank
Holonyms of noun hostile
Grep of noun hostile
hostile
hostile expedition
hostile fire
hostile takeover
hostile witness
Antonyms of adj hostile
7 senses of hostile
Sense 1
hostile (vs. amicable)
amicable (vs. hostile)
=> friendly
=> unhostile
=> well-meaning, unthreatening
Sense 2
hostile (vs. friendly)
friendly (vs. hostile)
Sense 3
hostile
INDIRECT (VIA unfriendly) -> friendly
Sense 4
hostile
INDIRECT (VIA irreconcilable) -> reconcilable
Sense 5
hostile, uncongenial, unfriendly
INDIRECT (VIA inhospitable) -> hospitable
Sense 6
hostile
INDIRECT (VIA unfavorable) -> favorable, favourable
Sense 7
hostile
INDIRECT (VIA aggressive) -> unaggressive, nonaggressive
Similarity of adj hostile
7 senses of hostile
Sense 1
hostile (vs. amicable)
=> aggressive, belligerent
=> antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical
=> at loggerheads
=> bitter
=> dirty
=> head-on
=> ill
=> opponent, opposing
=> unfriendly, inimical
Also See> aggressive#1; hateful#1; offensive#2; unfriendly#2; unpeaceful#1; violent#1
Sense 2
hostile (vs. friendly)
Sense 3
hostile
=> unfriendly (vs. friendly)
Sense 4
hostile
=> irreconcilable (vs. reconcilable), unreconcilable
Sense 5
hostile, uncongenial, unfriendly
=> inhospitable (vs. hospitable)
Sense 6
hostile
=> unfavorable (vs. favorable), unfavourable
Sense 7
hostile
=> aggressive (vs. unaggressive)
Pertainyms of adj hostile
Attributes of adj hostile
Domain of adj hostile
1 of 7 senses of hostile
Sense 7
hostile
TOPIC>(noun) commercial enterprise#2, business enterprise#1, business#2
Domain Terms of adj hostile
Familiarity of adj hostile
hostile used as an adjective is common (polysemy count =7)
Grep of adj hostile
hostile
unhostile
Grep of adv hostile
hostilely
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