Backward and Hostile

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Backward

Backward adjective - Directed, turned, or done toward the back.
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Hostile and backward are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hostile" instead an adjective "Backward".
Nearby Words: back, backwater, backwardness, backwards, backwardation

Hostile

Hostile adjective - Marked by opposition or ill will.
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Backward and hostile are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backward" instead an adjective "Hostile".
Nearby Word: hostility

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  • Ruritania aka: Ruritanian Romance The country is also notably more backward, with a restive population hostile towards the Avengers.
    Source: Ruritania aka: Ruritanian Romance
  • Kes is moving backward in her own timeline, and time-jumps into her earlier self just as she's giving birth on a shuttle that's about to rendezvous with a severely-damaged Voyager which is under attack by a hostile alien species.
    Source: Maternity Crisis
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