Hostile and Lethal

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Hostile adjective - Opposed to one's interests.

Usage example: the company's president vows to fight the hostile takeover by the giant corporation

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Lethal and hostile are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lethal" instead an adjective "Hostile".

Nearby Word: hostility

Lethal adjective - Likely to cause or capable of causing death.

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Hostile and lethal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hostile" instead an adjective "Lethal".

Nearby Word: lethality

The third game averts it by virtue of having every enemy be a lethal and hostile aggressor, usually killed in self-defense while Max is being harried and threatened.

Source: Video Game / Max Payne
A group of juveniles up against hardened warriors born and raised in a hostile and lethal forest on the Grounders own territory.

Source: Series / The 100
Paul and Amanda are clueless people on a hostile island filled with lethal predators and other dangers.

Source: Film / Jurassic Park III

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