antipathetical

1. 1.

   (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed

   “antipathetic to new ideas”

   “averse to taking risks”

   “loath to go on such short notice”

   “clearly indisposed to grant their request”

   Synonymsantipatheticaverseindisposedloathloth

   Similardisinclined
2. 2.

   characterized by antagonism or antipathy

   “slaves antagonistic to their masters”

   “antipathetic factions within the party”

   Synonymsantagonisticantipathetic

   Similarhostile

Questions about antipathetical

What does antipathetical mean?

antipathetical means "(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in antipathetical?

antipathetical has 6 syllables: an-ti-pa-the-ti-cal. The stress falls on "the".

What is another word for antipathetical?

Close synonyms include antipathetic, averse, indisposed, loath, loth. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is antipathetical a common word?

antipathetical is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.