Hostile
Hostile adjective - Marked by opposition or ill will.
Usage example: our landlord has a hostile attitude toward foreigners and refuses to rent to them
Nearby Word: hostility
Sympathetic
Sympathetic adjective - Having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another.
Usage example: needed a sympathetic listener who would understand her marital woes
Hostile is an antonym for sympathetic.
Both words in one sentence
- Most of Emp's jerkass teammates in Empowered, particularly Sister Spooky (although she becomes more sympathetic and less hostile towards Emp in the later volumes).
Source: Hero Antagonist - Since she's one of the most kind-hearted and sympathetic characters in the game and is totally defenseless and non-hostile, it's hard to disagree.
Source: You Monster! -
Detective Gilpin is somewhat hostile towards Nick while Detective Boney is sympathetic; but in this instance, this reflects their true feelings on the matter.
Source: Literature / Gone Girl
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