English to French Meaning of inimical - hostile

Inimical :

hostile

adjective

nocif, préjudiciable, malicieux, perdant, hostile, irréconciliable, antagoniste, ennemi, mal disposé, négatif, défavorable, répugnant, exagéré, pernicieux, opposé, adversaire, aversion, contraire

Inimical :: hostileInimically :: inimically

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Definitions of inimical in English

Adjective(1) not friendly

Examples of inimical in English

(1) I believe that orthodoxy of any kind is inimical to art, and that is why the writer must be free.(2) But when the fervor of political passions moves the Executive and the Legislative branches to act in ways inimical to basic constitutional principles, it is the duty of the judiciary to intervene.(3) The mobilizations of citizens in behalf of broad social demands are inimical to the right's vision of autonomous individuals, in charge of their own affairs and acting alone.(4) Reinforcing and paralleling this problem is the way the current culture in politics and business is inimical to the long-term investment in time and resources needed for the opportunities of this technology to be properly realised.(5) Decentralization is an important libertarian value, but surely our first principle is individual liberty; and nothing is more inimical to liberty than slavery or totalitarianism.(6) You can't be for protecting or strengthening Social Security and also be for private accounts since the two goals are diametrically opposed, inimical to each other.(7) Imagination is not greatly encouraged by human systems of organization because it is by nature free; it is beyond established control, inimical to chains, can't be enslaved, organized or taxed, depends upon no institution.(8) And many of their doctrines are inimical to friendliness to the West.(9) Shocked, Dubble slipped on a sheaf of papers, screeched and struck his head against one of the cabinets, and when he recovered to his feet he regarded his Commander with a cold, inimical glower.(10) What waited them at the end of such perilous journey was a life of celibacy, near total isolation from home, inimical climate and unfriendly natives.(11) It is because it is in the interests of all governments to circumvent, supplant and even subvert the processes of democracy, and that democracy itself is inimical to the interests the rich and the powerful.(12) The notion of casual employment was entirely inimical to that old model of master and servant, because the essence of the master and servant relationship was that it was a continuing relationship.(13) Both the leaders stressed the need for better co-ordination among the alliance partners and facing the challenge of the situation collectively to defeat the forces inimical to restoration of peace.(14) It therefore, becomes a source of deep concern when we hear that among the men of God, there are some bent on causing confusion in the nation by inciting people to involve themselves in activities inimical to the State.(15) The important question is what can be done to counter political attacks which are inimical to the effective operation of the judicial system?(16) Although it might seem that Luther's individualism was inimical to ├ö├ç├┐fraternity├ö├ç├û, Luther was clear that an individual could scarcely exist in isolation from others.

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Synonyms

Adjective

1. harmful ::

nocif

2. injurious ::

préjudiciable

3. detrimental ::

préjudiciable

4. deleterious ::

délétère

5. prejudicial ::

préjudiciable

6. damaging ::

préjudiciable

7. hurtful ::

nuisible

8. destructive ::

destructeur

9. ruinous ::

ruineux

10. pernicious ::

pernicieux

11. antagonistic ::

antagoniste

12. contrary ::

contraire

13. antipathetic ::

antipathiques

14. unfavorable ::

défavorable

15. adverse ::

négatif

16. opposed ::

opposé

17. hostile ::

hostile

18. unkind ::

méchant

19. unsympathetic ::

antipathique

20. unfriendly ::

hostile

21. ill-disposed ::

mal disposé

22. malevolent ::

malveillant

24. cold ::

du froid

25. frosty ::

glacial

26. malefic ::

malefic

Antonyms

1. friendly ::

amical

2. hospitable ::

hospitalier

3. sympathetic ::

sympathique

Different Forms

inimical, inimically

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