What are some opposite words for inimical?
Antonyms for inimical
ɪˈnɪm ɪ kəlin·im·i·cal
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term inimical.
Wiktionary
inimicaladjective
Synonyms:
inimicableinimicaladjective
Harmful in effect
Suicide is inimical to the health of the participant.
Synonyms:
inimicableinimicaladjective
unfriendly; hostile
Her inimical attitude precludes romance.
Synonyms:
inimicable
English Synonyms and Antonyms
inimical
Antonyms:
accessible, affable, affectionate, amicable, brotherly, companionable, complaisant, cordial, favorable, fond, friendly, genial, hearty, kind, kindly, loving, neighborly, sociable, social, tender, well-disposedSynonyms:
adverse, alienated, antagonistic, bellicose, belligerent, cold, contentious, disaffected, distant, estranged, frigid, hostile, ill-disposed, indifferent, unfriendly, unkind, warlike
Princeton's WordNet
unfriendly, inimicaladjective
not friendly
"an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical critic"
Antonyms:
amicableSynonyms:
uncongenial, unfriendly, hostile
How to use inimical in a sentence?
Credible inputs continue to be received of the likelihood of large scale terrorist attacks, sponsored by forces inimical to the nation and from outside its borders.
It is deeply disturbing to see a group of students engaged in this kind of conduct, this symbolic gesture aimed not just to reject or refute ideas but to obliterate the very paper on which they were written... It behooves the university to educate its students about why book burning is so inimical to open discourse and free expression.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#558 | social | |
#1139 | kind | |
#1254 | friendly | |
#3867 | accessible | |
#6100 | loving | |
#6740 | tender | |
#11528 | favorable | |
#12984 | fond | |
#13039 | kindly | |
#23927 | hearty | |
#32023 | affectionate | |
#36016 | cordial | |
#52005 | sociable | |
#57508 | genial | |
#57829 | brotherly | |
#60653 | amicable | |
#77365 | affable | |
#88971 | inimical | |
#92085 | neighborly | |
#192098 | companionable | |
#293856 | complaisant |
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