Vocabulary
Inimical
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
tending to obstruct or harm.
Urdu meaning
معاندانہ، دشمن، بداندیش
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Uncertainty and unpredictability are inimical to risk-taking.
Dawn Editorials —
Software for growth
— 2026-02-05
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If ties with Kabul sour even more, inimical actors in the region will be ready to exploit these differences, which will only add to Pakistan`s security dilemmas.
Dawn Editorials —
Questions for Kabul
— 2025-11-22
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The Taliban media is also spreading disinformation, taking a leaf out of the Indian media`s playbook.Why are the Taliban so ungrateful and inimical towards Pakistan?
Dawn Editorials —
Taliban`s new ploy
— 2025-10-19
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While inimical external forces that are supporting these insurgencies need to be dealt with on the diplomatic front, we very much need to raise our own level of preparedness too.
Dawn Editorials —
Deadly numbers
— 2025-10-03
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Despite this, yet another major attack, this time in Quetta, the heart of the province, would suggest that the authorities are still struggling to turn the tide against inimical elements.
Dawn Editorials —
Terror strikes again
— 2025-10-01
Synonyms
harmful, injurious, detrimental, deleterious, pernicious, damaging
Antonyms
helpful, advantageous
Curator example
“the policy was inimical to Britain’s real interests”
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