inimical

Speech parts

1. inimical - Adjective

2. inimical - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Having the disposition or temper of an enemy; unfriendly; unfavorable; -- chiefly applied to private, as hostile is to public, enmity.

Opposed in tendency, influence, or effects; antagonistic; inconsistent; incompatible; adverse; repugnant.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

antagonistic unfriendly warlike negative opposed enemy opposite cold bad evil ill opposing contrary hostile bitter
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Antonyms

cool as cucumber allied beneficent better direct brotherly
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Related terms

enemy inimically

Phrases with the word

inimical to

Anagrams

miliacin

Examples

an unfriendly act of aggression Source: Internet

an inimical critic Source: Internet

All are inimical to the best interests of the Russian people. Source: Internet

"Britain's latest move is a flagrant political plot to jump on the bandwagon of the United States' inimical policy," a North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in a statement carried on state media KCNA. Source: Internet

Chernow argues that neither Jefferson nor Madison sensed that they had sponsored measures as inimical as the Alien and Sedition Acts themselves. Source: Internet

However, it has been claimed that orthodox Vedic traditions were inimical to Tantra. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

inimaginable inimic inimicable inimical to inimicality inimically