antagonistic

an·tag·o·nis·tic

adjective \(ˌ)an-ˌta-gə-ˈnis-tik\

Definition of ANTAGONISTIC

: marked by or resulting from antagonism

— an·tag·o·nis·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of ANTAGONISTIC

1. They found it impossible to deal with such antagonistic groups.
2. <countries that have been antagonistic towards each other for centuries>

First Known Use of ANTAGONISTIC

1632

Related to ANTAGONISTIC

Synonyms

adversarial, adversary, hostile, antipathetic, inhospitable, inimical, jaundiced, mortal, negative, unfriendly, unsympathetic

Antonyms

friendly, hospitable, nonantagonistic, nonhostile, sympathetic

Related Words

adverse, argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, clashing, combative, conflicting, contentious, contrary, disputatious, militant, opposed, pugnacious, quarrelsome, resisting, scrappy, truculent; antisocial, cold, cool, disagreeable, disapproving, distant, frigid, icy; biased, prejudiced; discourteous, ill-bred, ill-mannered, impertinent, impolite, inconsiderate, rude, surly, uncivil, unfavorable, unkind, unmannerly, unpleasant, unsociable; acrimonious, bitter, despiteful, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malign, malignant, opprobrious, rancorous, spiteful, unloving, vindictive, virulent

Near Antonyms

affable, amiable, amicable, civil, companionable, comradely, convivial, cordial, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, gracious, gregarious, neighborly, pleasant, sociable, social, warm; affectionate, devoted, kind, kindly, loving, nice, sweet; accepting, agreeable, approving, benign, empathetic, favorable, understanding, warmhearted, welcoming

Rhymes with ANTAGONISTIC

anachronistic, behavioristic, cannibalistic, characteristic, collectivistic, deterministic, expressionistic, extralinguistic, impressionistic, militaristic, metalinguistic, monopolistic, monotheistic, naturalistic, neologistic, opportunistic, paternalistic, polytheistic, propagandistic, psycholinguistic, reductionistic, relativistic, somnambulistic

an·tag·o·nis·tic

adjective \(ˌ)an-ˌtag-ə-ˈnis-tik\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of ANTAGONISTIC

1

: characterized by or resulting from antagonism <antagonistic antibiotics>

2

: relating to or being muscles that are antagonists <skeletal muscles arranged in antagonistic pairs>

—an·tag·o·nis·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ (audio pronunciation) adverb