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Showing words for HOSTILE using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Hostile

elohist, eoliths, holiest, hostile

6 Letter Words for Hostile

eoiths, eolith, estoil, helios, helots, holies, holist, hostel, hostie, hostle, hotels, isohel, lhotse, lithes, lithos, tehsil, thiols, tholes, toiles

5 Letter Words for Hostile

eoith, ethos, heils, heist, helio, helis, helos, helot, hilts, hoise, hoist, holes, holts, hosel, hotei, hotel, islet, islot, istle, leish, liesh, liest, lites, lithe, litho, liths, lotes, sheol, shiel, shole, shote, sieth, sithe, slite, slote, sloth, solei, sotie, steil, stile, stole, teils, teloi, telos, theol, theos, thiol, thole, tholi, those, tiles, toile, toils, toise, toles

4 Letter Words for Hostile

elhi, elts, eths, heil, heli, helo, hest, hets, hies, hile, hilt, hist, hits, hoes, hoit, hole, holi, hols, holt, hose, host, hote, hoti, hots, htel, ilot, ilth, isle, isth, itel, leis, leos, lest, leto, lets, lies, lish, list, lite, lith, lits, lose, losh, lost, lote, loti, lots, oils, oles, otis, seil, seit, selt, seth, shet, shit, shoe, shot, sile, silo, silt, siol, site, sith, slit, sloe, slot, soil, sole, soth, stie, teil, teli, tels, thio, this, thos, ties, tile, tils, toes, toil, tole, tose, tosh, tshi

3 Letter Words for Hostile

ehs, eli, els, elt, eos, est, eth, hei, hel, heo, hes, het, hie, his, hit, hoe, hoi, hol, hos, hot, hts, ihs, ile, ilo, ios, ise, ish, isl, iso, ist, its, lei, leo, les, let, lie, lis, lit, loe, los, lot, lst, oes, ohs, oie, oil, ois, ole, ose, osi, sei, sel, set, she, shi, sho, sht, sie, sil, sit, sle, slt, sol, sot, tel, tes, the, tho, tie, til, tis, tlo, toe, toi, tol, tos, tsh, tsi

Definitions for Hostile

[1] of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy: a hostile nation.
[2] opposed in feeling, action, or character; antagonistic: hostile criticism.
[3] characterized by antagonism.
[4] not friendly, warm, or generous; not hospitable.
[5] a person or thing that is antagonistic or unfriendly.
[6] Military . an enemy soldier, plane, ship, etc.
[7] antagonistic; opposed
[8] of or relating to an enemy
[9] unfriendly
[10] a hostile person; enemy

Words related to Hostile

inimical, contentious, belligerent, unsympathetic, adverse, unfriendly, inhospitable, opposed, hateful, unfavorable, contrary, nasty, bitter, alien, opposite, catty, militant, sour, cold, chill

Words nearby Hostile

hostelling, hostelry, hostess, hostess gown, hostie, hostile, hostile fire, hostile sexism, hostile takeover, hostile witness, hostility

Origin of Hostile

1585–95; < Latin hostīlis, equivalent to hostis enemy (see host2) + -īlis -ile

Words that may be confused with Hostile

hostel, hostile, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry)

Other words from Hostile

hos·tile·ly , adverb
in·ter·hos·tile , adjective
non·hos·tile , adjective
non·hos·tile·ly , adverb
o·ver·hos·tile , adjective
o·ver·hos·tile·ly , adverb
pre·hos·tile , adjective
sem·i·hos·tile , adjective
sem·i·hos·tile·ly , adverb
un·hos·tile , adjective
un·hos·tile·ly , adverb

Word origin for Hostile

C16: from Latin hostīlis, from hostis enemy

Synonyms for Hostile

adverse, belligerent, bitter, contentious, contrary, hateful, inhospitable, inimical, nasty, opposed, unfavorable, unfriendly, unsympathetic, alien, anti, catty, chill, cold, militant, opposite, sour, allergic, argumentative, bellicose, competitive, disapproving, dour, ill-disposed, malevolent, malicious, malignant, oppugnant, ornery, pugnacious, rancorous, scrappy, spiteful, surly, unkind, unpropitious, unsociable, unwelcoming, viperous, virulent, vitriolic, warlike