Antonyms for antipathy

strong dislike, disgust:

esteem, meeting, appreciation, honor, friendliness, approval, rapport, friendship, kindness, sympathy, loving, regard, like, good will, love, admiration, respect, liking.

noun:

beloved, pleasure, kindliness, amicability, joy, affinity, favorite, felicity, understanding, amiability, like, neighborliness, attraction, congeniality, civility, comity, sweetheart, amity, hospitality, honey, dear, enjoyment, preference, cordiality, delight, darling, empathy, agreement, treasure.

Paraphrases for Antipathy:

• Noun, singular or mass :
  animosity, antagonism, aversion, backlash, discontent, disgust, dislike, hatred, hostility, opposition, reluctance, resentment, resistance, revulsion, unpleasantness.