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synonyms for animosity

  • acrimony
  • animus
  • antagonism
  • antipathy
  • bad blood
  • bitterness
  • enmity
  • hate
  • hatred
  • hostility
  • ill will
  • malice
  • rancor
  • resentment
  • displeasure
  • malevolence
  • malignity
  • virulence
On this page you'll find 88 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to animosity, such as: acrimony, animus, antagonism, antipathy, bad blood, and bitterness.

antonyms for animosity

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  • friendliness
  • friendship
  • good will
  • happiness
  • kindness
  • liking
  • love
  • loving
  • rapport
  • respect
  • sweetness
  • sympathy
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How to use animosity in a sentence

One of the most toxic is racial animosity — resentment and anger that take shape as the belief that people of another race aren’t like you, can’t be trusted and don’t deserve what you deserve.
OUR RADICALIZED REPUBLICMAGGIE KOERTH (MAGGIE.KOERTH-BAKER@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)JANUARY 25, 2021FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
Whitsell wrote that Democrats only pursued the impeachment because of their animosity to the president and the party’s “long program” to damage any critics.
MORNING REPORT: GLORIA’S BIG PLANS AND PRIORITIESVOICE OF SAN DIEGOJANUARY 15, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
A criminal investigation found ongoing internal animosity at eBay toward the bloggers, who sometimes had been critical of eBay in their coverage.
THE BIGGEST BUSINESS SCANDALS OF 2020LEE CLIFFORDDECEMBER 27, 2020FORTUNE
Rivalry, animosity, and ego have long been hallmarks of the bird world.
HOW EBIRD CHANGED BIRDING FOREVERJESSIE WILLIAMSONDECEMBER 4, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINE
After weeks of violent play and increasing animosity comes one of the sports world’s great shows of sportsmanship and respect.
DANNY MEYER WANTS TO BRING EVERYONE TO THE TABLE AFTER A FRACTIOUS ELECTION. TWITTER SAYS: TOO SOON.TIM CARMANNOVEMBER 9, 2020WASHINGTON POST
Conservatives have long lobbied for the Postal Service to give way to private and market options and now, the president’s animosity to mail-in voting has fueled conspiracy theories that he is trying to suppress votes.
INFO ABOUT LOCAL POST OFFICE OPERATIONS IS CONFLICTING AND HARD TO COME BYASHLY MCGLONE AND KATE NUCCIAUGUST 27, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
Since 1994, Pew Research Center has asked Americans about the amount of partisan animosity they held.
WHAT HAPPENED IN PORTLAND SHOWS JUST HOW FRAGILE OUR DEMOCRACY ISMAGGIE KOERTH (MAGGIE.KOERTH-BAKER@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)AUGUST 5, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
Hilda impetuously turned her head; their glances met for an instant, in suspicion, challenge, animosity.
HILDA LESSWAYSARNOLD BENNETT
The animosity to the Dutch mingled itself both with the animosity to standing armies and with the animosity to Crown grants.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II.THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY
Animosity is resolute even in its caprices; it has few facilities for disguise and but little capacity for assumption.
A CURSORY HISTORY OF SWEARINGJULIAN SHARMAN
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WORDS RELATED TO ANIMOSITY

  • acerbity
  • animosity
  • antagonism
  • antipathy
  • asperity
  • astringency
  • belligerence
  • bitterness
  • churlishness
  • crankiness
  • harshness
  • ill feeling
  • ill will
  • irascibility
  • malevolence
  • malice
  • mordancy
  • peevishness
  • rancor
  • rudeness
  • sarcasm
  • spite
  • tartness
  • unkindness
  • virulence
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