Benign and Hostile

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Benign

Benign adjective - Not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt.
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Hostile is an antonym for benign in topics: advantageous, kindly, mild, not cancerous.
Nearby Words: benignant, benignly, benignity

Hostile

Hostile adjective - Marked by opposition or ill will.
Usage example: our landlord has a hostile attitude toward foreigners and refuses to rent to them
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Benign is an antonym for hostile.
Nearby Word: hostility
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  • Western Animation / Rugrats Mega Corp.: Charlotte's company, Merge Corp, apparently specializes in company takeovers, hostile and benign.
    Source: Western Animation / Rugrats
  • Video Game / Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Light Is Not Good: While the veracity of this trope varies on how benign or hostile you see them as, things undeniably went to hell for the village soon after the "liquid light" phenomenons started showing up.
    Source: Video Game / Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
  • Series / Beetleborgs Monster Roommate: The heroes get their powers from a benign entity apparently confined to a house also populated by more hostile monsters.
    Source: Series / Beetleborgs
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