Synonyms for antipathy
ænˈtɪp ə θian·tipa·thy

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1. antipathynoun

   Synonyms:
   disgust, opposition, distaste, enmity, ill will, contrariety, dislike, repugnance, aversion, hatred

   Antonyms:
   sympathy

2. antipathynoun

   Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste.

   Synonyms:
   ill will, repugnance, distaste, contrariety, hatred, disgust, enmity, aversion, opposition, dislike

   Antonyms:
   sympathy

3. antipathynoun

   Natural contrariety; incompatibility; repugnancy of qualities; as, oil and water have antipathy.

   Synonyms:
   ill will, contrariety, dislike, repugnance, hatred, aversion, enmity, opposition, disgust, distaste

   Antonyms:
   sympathy

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1. antipathy

   Antipathy, repugnance, and uncongeniality are instinctive; other forms of dislike may be acquired or cherished for cause. Uncongeniality is negative, a want of touch or sympathy. An antipathy to a person or thing is an instinctive recoil from connection or association with that person or thing, and may be physical or mental, or both. Antagonism may result from the necessity of circumstances; opposition may spring from conflicting views or interests; abhorrence and detestation may be the result of religious and moral training; distaste and disgust may be acquired; aversion is a deep and permanent dislike. A natural antipathy may give rise to opposition which may result in hatred and hostility. Compare ACRIMONY; ANGER; ENMITY; HATRED.

   Synonyms:
   abhorrence, antagonism, aversion, detestation, disgust, dislike, distaste, hatred, hostility, opposition, repugnance, repulsion, uncongeniality

   Antonyms:
   affinity, agreement, attraction, congeniality, fellow-feeling, harmony, kindliness, regard, sympathy

   Preposition:
   Antipathy to (less frequently for or against) a person or thing; antipathy between or betwixt two persons or things.

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1. antipathy

   Synonyms:
   repugnance, dislike, hatred, detestation, contrariety, aversion, distaste, uncongeniality, antagonism, hostility, opposition, abhorrence

   Antonyms:
   sympathy, kindliness, congeniality, fellow-feeling, affinity, harmony

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1. antipathy, aversion, distastenoun

   a feeling of intense dislike

   Synonyms:
   aversion, averting, distaste

2. antipathynoun

   the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided

   "cats were his greatest antipathy"

   Synonyms:
   aversion, distaste

Matched Categories

1. • Object

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1. antipathynoun

   Synonyms:
   repugnance (natural or constitutional), disgust, abhorrence, detestation, hatred, hate, loathing, aversion, horror

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1. antipathynoun

   Synonyms:
   aversion, enmity, dislike, hatred, contrariety, repugnancy

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1. List of paraphrases for "antipathy":

   dislike, unpleasantness, aversion, resentment

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How to use antipathy in a sentence?

1. Martin Prieb:

   The suggestion, implication, or even correlation that the FOP would in any way associate itself with a racist hate group is a sign of just how biased, malevolent, and extreme the media is in their antipathy toward the police, the FOP is the sworn enemy of black people, the sworn enemy of black people, RushsaidSaturday. The FOP has always taken the position that black people can be shot down in the street by members of the Chicago Police Department, and suffer no consequences.

2. Barack Obama:

   It's not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy towards people who aren't like them.

3. George Jean Nathan:

   Women can form a friendship with a man very well but to preserve it--to that end a slight physical antipathy must probably help.

4. Tom Whalen:

   It will depend on how many people who are cynical and turned off by Washington, versus people who will come out against Trump, is the anti-establishment vote going to be stronger than the anti-Trump vote? This is going to be the real test of the Hillary Clinton campaign. Can they turn that antipathy, even disgust into votes for her?

5. Samuel Taylor Coleridge:

   Sympathy constitutes friendship but in love there is a sort of antipathy, or opposing passion. Each strives to be the other, and both together make up one whole.