antagonistic

an·tag·o·nis·tic | \ (ˌ)an-ˌta-gə-ˈni-stik

Definition of antagonistic

: showing dislike or opposition : marked by or resulting from antagonism an antagonistic relationship factions antagonistic to one another

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

Recent Examples on the Web Under President Trump, the Region 9 office has been in an unusually antagonistic position with California, recently taking issue with water pollution in San Francisco that ithe president blamed on homeless people. — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, "EPA names former PG&E attorney to head West Coast office," 11 Feb. 2020 After all, the study only examined one of their many calls, some of which include some saucy posturing, wing spreading and antagonistic pecks. — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, "Jackass Penguin Calls Follow Similar Rules to Human Speech," 7 Feb. 2020 China’s Foreign Ministry, meantime, has singled out the U.S. government for criticism on a near-daily basis, characterizing its moves as irresponsible and antagonistic. — Liza Lin, WSJ, "U.S. Sets Second Evacuation of Americans From China," 4 Feb. 2020 Eleven screeners recommended Jones, with some describing an antagonistic meeting with Ogg. — Jasper Scherer, Houston Chronicle, "GLBT Caucus endorses Audia Jones for DA in rebuke of openly lesbian incumbent Kim Ogg," 1 Feb. 2020 Historically, Europeans were dismissive and even antagonistic towards deliberate fires as a landscape management tool. — Popular Science, "The fire ‘time bomb’ is finally detonating on the world," 7 Jan. 2020 The retreating Americans appeared to be the big losers, conceding their power-broker role to the Russians, who have emerged as the key intermediaries between the antagonistic governments in Damascus and Ankara. — Los Angeles Times, "News Analysis: Russian and Syrian troops take the place of Kurdish forces in key cities," 23 Oct. 2019 Barkov’s antagonistic relationship to Farah is one of the story’s main through-lines. — Nick Capozzoli, Ars Technica, "How Modern Warfare smooths over the horrors of war," 22 Nov. 2019 The women on the U.S. basketball team are also taking control, though without nearly as antagonistic a relationship with USA Basketball. — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, "Warriors to honor Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird: The most powerful couple in sports," 28 Oct. 2019

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