antipathetic

adjective

an·ti·pa·thet·ic ˌan-ti-pə-ˈthe-tik

(ˌ)an-ˌti-pə-

Synonyms of antipathetic next

: having a natural aversion

also : not sympathetic : hostile

a government antipathetic to democracy

: arousing antipathy

antipathetically

ˌan-ti-pə-ˈthe-ti-k(ə-)lē

(ˌ)an-ˌti-pə-

adverb

Example Sentences

a series of adventure books that turned boys who had been antipathetic to reading into avid readers the mayor has always had an openly antipathetic relationship with the local press

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Mainstream Peronists seem more antipathetic toward Mrs. Kirchner than Mr. Macri. —

Mary Anastasia O’Grady, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2017

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