Difference
Difference noun - The quality or state of being different.
Hostility and difference are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hostility" instead a noun "Difference".
Hostility
Hostility noun - A deep-seated ill will.
Difference and hostility are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Difference" instead a noun "Hostility".
Nearby Word: hostile
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- conflict and difference
- conflict and hostility
- argument and difference
- argument and hostility
- feud and difference
- feud and hostility
- disagreement and difference
- disagreement and hostility
- alienation and difference
- alienation and hostility
- opposition and difference
- opposition and hostility
- dispute and difference
- dispute and hostility
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- The difference in her warm encouragement to John 117 and bitter hostility to the new Deuteragonist Locke is very noticeable.
Source: Big Bad Friend - South Slavs however tend to go very quickly from calling someone vi (formal) to ti (informal) and not to do so implies a degree of coldness or even hostility unless there is a significant difference in age, status or the occasion is purely professional.
Source: First Name Basis / Real Life
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