inimical
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Synonyms
adversarial, adversary, antagonistic, antipathetic, hostile, inhospitable, jaundiced, mortal, negative, unfriendly, unsympathetic
Antonyms
friendly, hospitable, nonantagonistic, nonhostile, sympathetic
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Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk, who’s famously inimical to critiques on Twitter, acknowledged in June that a lack of service centers in Germany was hampering the company’s growth there. — Los Angeles Times, "In Germany, Tesla buyers complain about service and quality," 16 Aug. 2019 These are dying efforts of frustrated inimical forces while Pakistan moves from stability to enduring peace. — Sophia Saifi, CNN, "Ten Pakistani soldiers gunned down, military says," 27 July 2019 Mass popular referenda, held at regular intervals, would annul laws considered inimical to the public interest and, presumably, enact laws for the good of all the people. — Christopher Ketcham, Harper's magazine, "A Play with No End," 22 July 2019 The #BelieveSurvivors mantra is a cornerstone of the campus grievance industry but inimical to everything that a law school should teach. — Heather Mac Donald, WSJ, "Tomorrow’s Elite Lawyers Disavow Due Process," 4 Oct. 2018 But a plan as inimical to Israel as Mr. Trump’s appears to be will have major negative implications not only for the Jewish state but for Mr. Trump’s re-election hopes. — Daniel Pipes, WSJ, "Trump’s Mideast ‘Deal of the Century’ May Be a Raw One for Israel," 23 Jan. 2019 This idea tends to be a dismaying possibility to science-fiction authors like me (and is inimical to the entire premise of my first novel!). — Rob Reid, Ars Technica, "Ars on your lunch break, week 4: Some possible solutions to Fermi’s Paradox," 12 July 2018 But his habit of going out of his way to endorse world leaders inimical to Western democracy never stops being stunning. — Benjamin Hart, Daily Intelligencer, "Trump Congratulates Hungarian Quasi-Dictator on Election Victory," 16 June 2018 But Chicago owes its reputation as a concert hub to a constellation of independent promoters and venues, and Live Nation has proved itself inimical to their existence. — Leor Galil, Chicago Reader, "Music / News Colossal concert promoter Live Nation adds its financial muscle to the Lincoln Yards development," 17 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inimical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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