Hostile and Nonlethal

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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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Nonlethal is an antonym for hostile.

Nearby Word: hostility

Nonlethal adjective - Not capable of causing death.

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Hostile is an antonym for nonlethal.

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Nonlethal and Hostile. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hostile/nonlethal

Hostile & Nonlethal. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hostile/nonlethal>.

Nonlethal or Hostile. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hostile/nonlethal.

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