Meanings
adjectiveantipathetic (comparative more antipathetic, superlative most antipathetic)
comparative more antipathetic · superlative most antipathetic
- Having or showing a strong aversion or repugnance.
- Opposed in nature or character; antagonistic.
- biologyNot easily united by grafting.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(usually followed by ‘to’) strongly opposed
adjectivecharacterized by antagonism or antipathy
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinantipatheticus
- Englishantipathetic
From Latin antipatheticus.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish antipatisk
- antipatiskhaving or showing a strong aversion or repugnance
French antipathique
- antipathiquecharacterized by antipathy
Hungarian antipatikus
- antipatikushaving or showing a strong aversion or repugnance
Polish antypatyczny
- antypatycznycharacterized by antipathy
Portuguese antipatético, antipático
- antipatéticohaving or showing a strong aversion or repugnance
- antipáticocharacterized by antipathy
Romanian antipatic, antipatică
- antipatichaving or showing a strong aversion or repugnance
- antipaticăhaving or showing a strong aversion or repugnance
Spanish antipatético
- antipatéticocharacterized by antipathy
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APA
antipathetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antipathetic
MLA
“antipathetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antipathetic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antipathetic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antipathetic.
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