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Search phrase: hostile

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
CoriolanusCor III.iii.97Given hostile strokes, and that not in the presenceGiuen Hostile strokes, and that not in the presence
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.i.9Of hostile paces. Those opposed eyes,Of hostile paces. Those opposed eyes,
PericlesPer I.ii.24With hostile forces he'll o'erspread the land,With hostile forces heele ore-spread the land,
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.399Of hostile arms! Myself myself confound!Of hostile Armes: My selfe, my selfe confound:
Timon of AthensTim V.i.197Their fears of hostile strokes, their aches, losses,Their feares of Hostile strokes, their Aches losses,

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Glossary

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adverseunfavourable, harmful, hostile
adversehostile, belligerent, antagonistic
battlehostile encounter, force
brushhostile meeting, collision, forceful encounter
contentioushostile, belligerent, quarrelsome
contrariousadverse, unfavourable, hostile
frontoppose, confront, be hostile to
have[to someone] expression initiating a mock-hostile exchange
maliciousviolent, hostile, wrathful
maligndeal maliciously with, be hostile to
opposedhostile, of conflicting forces
opposedhostile, malevolent
oppositeopposed, hostile, adverse, antagonistic [to]
scouringhostile roving about, aggressive movement
setbe hostile to, make an attack on
stubbornresistant, hostile, antagonistic
unkindhostile, cruel, harsh
waywardhostile, contrary, antagonistic
wilful-oppositestubbornly hostile, at fault for being too antagonistic

Thesaurus

 24 result(s).
encounter, hostilebattle
exchange, mock-hostilehave
hostileadverse
hostileadverse
hostilecontentious
hostilecontrarious
hostilemalicious
hostileopposed
hostileopposed
hostileopposite
hostilestubborn
hostileunkind
hostilewayward
hostile encounterbattle
hostile meetingbrush
hostile roving aboutscouring
hostile, befront
hostile, bemalign
hostile, beset
hostile, stubbornlywilful-opposite
meeting, hostilebrush
mock-hostile exchangehave
roving about, hostilescouring
stubbornly hostilewilful-opposite

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HOSTILEBASIChostile adj, hostility n

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