1
as in allergic
having a natural dislike for something
a series of adventure books that turned boys who had been antipathetic to reading into avid readers
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as in hostile
marked by opposition or ill will
the mayor has always had an openly antipathetic relationship with the local press
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Recent Examples of antipathetic
Not only is her singing raucous but her characterization is off-putting, even antipathetic.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Yet despite highly antipathetic rhetoric from progressive European lawmakers, SUV popularity among the continent’s citizens is only rising.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 5 Feb. 2024
Presuming that In-Yun surpasses traditional Western romance, Song goes for antipathetic lovelessness.
—Armond White, National Review, 8 Dec. 2023
But Fincher’s antipathetic TV-commercial motifs are not well served by The Smiths catalogue — the most droll, unabashed petition for empathy of the past half century.
—Armond White, National Review, 17 Nov. 2023
The United Nations, a flawed and often toothless organization, nonetheless represents international ideals antipathetic to the ongoing atrocity of human bondage.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
Given the number of moving parts, not least exactly how much a president antipathetic to fracking could actually do, this seems a minimal risk for now.
—Liam Denning | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2019
Pakistan is a nuclear state, an antipathetic but important U.S. ally and one of the largest Muslim-majority countries in the world.
—Russell Goldman, The Seattle Times, 24 July 2018
Even in this antipathetic context, Aldrich manages to find room for his characteristic intimations of breakdown and approaching chaos.
—Patrick Friel, Chicago Reader, 26 June 2018
Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Yet despite highly antipathetic rhetoric from progressive European lawmakers, SUV popularity among the continent’s citizens is only rising.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 5 Feb. 2024
Presuming that In-Yun surpasses traditional Western romance, Song goes for antipathetic lovelessness.
—Armond White, National Review, 8 Dec. 2023
But Fincher’s antipathetic TV-commercial motifs are not well served by The Smiths catalogue — the most droll, unabashed petition for empathy of the past half century.
—Armond White, National Review, 17 Nov. 2023
The United Nations, a flawed and often toothless organization, nonetheless represents international ideals antipathetic to the ongoing atrocity of human bondage.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
Given the number of moving parts, not least exactly how much a president antipathetic to fracking could actually do, this seems a minimal risk for now.
—Liam Denning | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2019
Pakistan is a nuclear state, an antipathetic but important U.S. ally and one of the largest Muslim-majority countries in the world.
—Russell Goldman, The Seattle Times, 24 July 2018
Even in this antipathetic context, Aldrich manages to find room for his characteristic intimations of breakdown and approaching chaos.
—Patrick Friel, Chicago Reader, 26 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antipathetic
Adjective
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An allergic reaction occurs when an individual's immune system reacts to proteins in a food—casein and whey, in the case of milk.—
Hatty Willmoth,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Dust particles in the air can make asthma worse and cause allergic reactions for those who already suffer from weak respiratory systems.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2025
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Instead, she was hounded out of the classroom by authorities hostile to Western literature.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2025
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Last year, Trump's predecessor Joe Biden fired the inspector general of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, after an investigation found the official had created a hostile work environment.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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That may only trigger the negative tipping processes.—
Andy Extance,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2025
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Nearby residents have endured years of negative health impacts, including higher-than-average rates of lung cancer in the surrounding county, polluted air, and environmental degradation — all while thousands of tons of trash is trucked in and piled on to the mountain of garbage each day.—
Ryan Castalia,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Antipathetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antipathetic. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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