HOSTILE Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 611 solutions for 'HOSTILE' with 3 to 16 letters.
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The clue "Hostile" last appeared in the The Times Concise crossword on October 12, 2020. The correct answer for this puzzle is "INIMICAL", a 8-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
HOSTILE with 3 letters
BAD
3
CON
3
DIM
3
FOE ⭐
3
ICY ⭐
3
ILL ⭐
3
MAD
3
HOSTILE with 4 letters
ANTI
4
BOLD
4
COLD
4
COOL
4
CURT
4
DARK
4
DIRE
4
DOUR
4
EDGY
4
EVIL
4
FELL
4
GRIM
4
HARD
4
MEAN
4
PAWN
4
RUDE
4
SORE
4
SOUR
4
UGLY ⭐
4
WILD
4
HOSTILE with 5 letters
ACRID
5
ALIEN
5
ALOOF
5
ANGRY
5
AT WAR
5
BLACK
5
BORED
5
BOXER
5
BRAVE
5
CROSS
5
CRUEL
5
DEMUR
5
ENEMY
5
ENNUI
5
FATED
5
FERAL
5
GAUNT
5
GRUFF
5
HAIRY
5
HEXED
5
HUFFY
5
IRATE
5
IRKED
5
JADED
5
JINGO
5
LOATH
5
MOODY
5
NASTY
5
PICKY
5
POLAR
5
REBEL
5
RIGID
5
RISKY
5
RIVAL
5
ROUGH
5
SAUCY
5
SCARY
5
STIFF
5
SURLY
5
TESTY
5
TOUGH
5
UPSET
5
WRONG
5
HOSTILE with 6 letters
ABRUPT
6
AT ODDS
6
AVERSE
6
BIASED
6
BITCHY
6
BITTER
6
BLOODY
6
BRASSY
6
BRAZEN
6
BRUTAL
6
CHANCY
6
CHILLY
6
CLOUDY
6
COARSE
6
CONTRA
6
CRABBY
6
CRANKY
6
CRUSTY
6
CURSED
6
DAMNED
6
DISMAL
6
DOOMED
6
FIERCE
6
FROSTY
6
GLOOMY
6
GRUMPY
6
HEATED
6
INSANE
6
KILLER
6
MALIGN
6

Top answers for HOSTILE crossword clue from newspapers

INIMICAL
ADVERSE
ANTAGONISTIC
ICY
INHOSPITABLE
ILL
FOE
UGLY

Definition of Hostile

  • impossible to bring into friendly accord; "hostile factions"; troops belonging to the enemy's military forces; "the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles"; unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business); "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"; "hostile bid"; very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes"

Anagrams of Hostile

ELOHIST EOLITHS HOLIEST LITHOES SITHOLE THE SOIL

Frequently asked questions for Hostile:

What is the best solution to the riddle HOSTILE?

Solution ICY is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution ICY is 3 letters long. We have 6 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "HOSTILE"?

There are 611 solutions. The longest is COUNTERBALANCING with 16 letters, and the shortest is BAD with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 16 letters long.

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A HOSTILE CHALLENGE
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ANY HOSTILE GROUP OF PEOPLE
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A NATURAL DISPOSITION TO BE HOSTILE
10
AN INTRUDER WITH HOSTILE INTENT
10
Hostile to something or someone
5
Hostile to
4
Hostile force
3
Hostile look
3
Hostile feeling
3
Hostiles
2
Make less hostile
2
Hostile behaviour
2
Hostile opponent
2
Brave a hostile reception
2
Hostile one
2
Hostile encounter
2
Hostile parties
2
Hostile Party
2
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