Antagonistic
[æn,tæg(ə)'nɪstɪk] or [æn,tæɡə'nɪstɪk]
Definition
(adj.) incapable of harmonious association .
(adj.) used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect .
(adj.) arousing animosity or hostility; 'his antagonistic brusqueness'; 'Europe was antagonistic to the Unites States' .
(adj.) characterized by antagonism or antipathy; 'slaves antagonistic to their masters'; 'antipathetic factions within the party' .
(adj.) indicating opposition or resistance .
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Definition
(a.) Alt. of Antagonistical
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Opposing, adverse, opposite, hostile, inimical.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Adverse, opposing, inimical, hostile, repugnant, contrary
ANT:Favoring, aiding, harmonious, friendly, agreeable_to
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Examples
- Three antagonistic growths had to be kept alive: his mother's trust in him, his plan for becoming a teacher, and Eustacia's happiness. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Men who quarrelled over business affairs, wives who wished to annoy their husbands, developed antagonistic views upon this exalted theme. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Would not our legislatures be cut up into antagonistic parties, would not the conflicts of the nation be concentrated into one heated hall? Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Opposition may dissolve, antagonistic cults flatten out to a common culture, almost imperceptibly. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The armored cruiser was the particular development of the antagonistic views prevailing among naval architects. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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