Empathy and Hostility

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Empathy

Empathy noun - Understanding and entering into another's feelings.
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Hostility is an antonym for empathy.
Nearby Words: empathize, empathise, empathizing, empathising

Hostility

Hostility noun - A deep-seated ill will.
Usage example: a lingering hostility between the two neighbors ever since since they had that property-line dispute
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Empathy is an antonym for hostility.
Nearby Word: hostile
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  • Manga / Aku no Hana Nakamura's idea of idea of perversion has as much to do with her hostility and lack of empathy with everyone as with sex; she sees Kasuga's (sexual) interest in Saeki's gym clothes as evidence that he too is depraved like her.
    Source: Manga / Aku no Hana
  • In Friendly Hostility, you could argue that Fox was reckless, empathy-challenge and occasionally downright stupid, but one thing no-one could question was his devotion to his boyfriend, Collin.
    Source: Leaving You to Find Myself
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Hostility and Empathy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/empathy/hostility
Empathy & Hostility. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/empathy/hostility>.
Hostility or Empathy. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/empathy/hostility.

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