Hostile
Hostile adjective - Opposed to one's interests.
Usage example: the company's president vows to fight the hostile takeover by the giant corporation
Offensive is a synonym for hostile in aggressive topic. In some cases you can use "Offensive" instead an adjective "Hostile", when it comes to topics like combative.
Nearby Word: hostility
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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She was by far the least offensive or hostile of the group, but that's more because she has absolutely no motivation or ability to form her own opinions.
Source: Asian Airhead - Any time a Transporter on Star Trek was used to beam someone directly into space, or inside a bulkhead, or some other hostile environment, was an offensive example of this trope.
Source: Weaponized Teleportation - Offensive use: teleports a victim into the vacuum of space, inside solid rock, a fire, underwater, or any other hostile environment where death is certain.
Source: Weaponized Teleportation
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Offensive and Hostile. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hostile/offensive
Hostile & Offensive. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hostile/offensive>.
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