Hostile
Hostile adjective - Opposed to one's interests.
Usage example: the company's president vows to fight the hostile takeover by the giant corporation
Uncooperative and hostile are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Uncooperative" instead an adjective "Hostile".
Nearby Word: hostility
Uncooperative
Uncooperative adjective - Unwilling to cooperate.
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Synonyms for Uncooperative
Hostile and uncooperative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hostile" instead an adjective "Uncooperative".
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Related pairs
- mean and hostile
- mean and uncooperative
- disagreeable and hostile
- disagreeable and uncooperative
- contrary and hostile
- contrary and uncooperative
- unfriendly and hostile
- unfriendly and uncooperative
- antagonistic and hostile
- antagonistic and uncooperative
- truculent and hostile
- truculent and uncooperative
- adverse and hostile
- adverse and uncooperative
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In the original Ratchet & Clank game, after the titular duo are betrayed by Captain Qwark, Ratchet holds a grudge and becomes extremely hostile and uncooperative with Clank.
Source: Jerkass / Video Games - Although Mulder initilaly receives a hostile, uncooperative response, Dale eventually relents and discusses the case, and the FBI's 'X-Files', with Mulder.. (The X-Files)
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