Hostility and Rapport

Hostility

Hostility noun - A deep-seated ill will.

Rapport is an antonym for hostility.

Nearby Word: hostile

Rapport

Rapport noun - A friendly relationship marked by ready communication and mutual understanding.
Usage example: his good rapport with his students was one of the reasons why the school board named him Teacher of the Year

Hostility is an antonym for rapport.

How words are described

natural natural hostility natural rapport
real real hostility real rapport
great great hostility great rapport
innate innate hostility innate rapport
Other adjectives: instinctive, mutual.
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