Hostile vs Harmful - What's the difference?
hostile | harmful | Related terms |
Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly
of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious
Hostile is a related term of harmful.
As adjectives the difference between hostile and harmful
is that hostile is belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly while harmful is of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious.As a noun hostile
is (chiefly|in the plural) an enemy.hostile
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- a hostile force
- hostile intentions
- a hostile country
- hostile to a sudden change
Synonyms
* antagonistic * hatefulAntonyms
* friendlyAnagrams
* * ----harmful
English
Alternative forms
* harmfull (archaic)Adjective
(en-adj)- Wear a hat to protect your skin from harmful sunlight.