hostile

As adjectives the difference between cautious and hostile

is that cautious is careful; using or exercising caution; tentative while 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.

As a noun hostile is

(chiefly|in the plural) an enemy.

As nouns the difference between spurn and hostile

is that spurn is an act of spurning; a scornful rejection while hostile is an enemy.

As a verb spurn

is to reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn.

As an adjective 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.

As adjectives the difference between hostile and entire

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 entire is (sometimes|postpositive) whole; complete.

As nouns the difference between hostile and entire

is that hostile is (chiefly|in the plural) an enemy while entire is an uncastrated horse; a stallion.

As adjectives the difference between vile and hostile

is that vile is morally low; base; despicable while 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.

As a noun hostile is

(chiefly|in the plural) an enemy.

As adjectives the difference between hostile and violent

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 violent is involving extreme force or motion.

As nouns the difference between hostile and violent

is that hostile is (chiefly|in the plural) an enemy while violent is (obsolete) an assailant.

As a verb violent is

(archaic) to urge with violence.

As a verb condemn

is to confer some sort of eternal divine punishment upon.

As an adjective 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.

As a noun hostile is

(chiefly|in the plural) an enemy.

As adjectives the difference between hostile and malignant

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 malignant is harmful, malevolent, injurious.

As nouns the difference between hostile and malignant

is that hostile is an enemy while malignant is 1823, The Retrospective Review (volume 7, page 11.

As adjectives the difference between badtempered and hostile

is that badtempered is while 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.

As a noun hostile is

(chiefly|in the plural) an enemy.

Hostile is a related term of discordant.

As adjectives the difference between hostile and discordant

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 discordant is not in harmony or accord.

As a noun hostile

is (chiefly|in the plural) an enemy.

As a verb antagonize

is to work against; oppose; especially to incite reaction.

As an adjective 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.

As a noun hostile is

an enemy.