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Synonyms of inimical in English:

inimical


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adjective

1‘actions inimical to our interests’

SYNONYMS
harmful, injurious, detrimental, deleterious, pernicious, damaging, hurtful, dangerous, destructive, ruinous, calamitous
antagonistic, contrary, antipathetic, unfavourable, adverse, opposed, hostile, at odds, not conducive, prejudicial
literary malefic, maleficent
ANTONYMS

helpful, advantageous

2‘he fixed her with an inimical gaze’

SYNONYMS
hostile, unfriendly, antagonistic, ill-disposed, unkind, unsympathetic, malevolent, malign
inhospitable, unwelcoming, cold, icy, frosty, glacial
ANTONYMS

friendly, warm