antagonistic
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Synonyms
adversarial, adversary, antipathetic, hostile, inhospitable, inimical, jaundiced, mortal, negative, unfriendly, unsympathetic
Antonyms
friendly, hospitable, nonantagonistic, nonhostile, sympathetic
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In the Left’s caricature, Trump is also dangerously antagonistic toward science and reason. — Kyle Smith, National Review, "Chernobyl: Devastating Indictment of Socialism, Not Trumpism," 5 June 2019 Police have historically been antagonistic to the LGBTQ community, Nguyen said. — Panchalay Chalermkraivuth, sacbee, "Sacramento LGBTQ community rallies for transgender women who died in ICE custody," 3 June 2019 Monday’s presidential visit, at the very least, is an awkward turnaround from an antagonistic history between Trump and Cruz. — Billy House, The Seattle Times, "‘Lyin’ Ted’ gets visit from ‘Sleazy Donald’ with Texas rally; will it help or hurt?," 22 Oct. 2018 The queries were uniformly skeptical of the commission’s actions, if not antagonistic. — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Federal regulator to conduct surprise inspections when San Onofre resumes nuclear waste transfers," 3 June 2019 Probably not: With Washington openly antagonistic, Beijing can ill afford to alienate Brussels. — Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, "Where Huawei Loses, Nordics Will Gain," 6 Dec. 2018 The book paints an ugly picture of a chaotic White House, but the media's largely antagonistic role is also part of the portrait. — Howard Kurtz, Fox News, "Trump attacks Woodward, but trashing his book may not work," 6 Sep. 2018 Trump’s antagonistic trade policies — and specifically the steel and aluminum tariffs — drew international denunciation. — Paul Wiseman, BostonGlobe.com, "Trump takes aim at Canada as nations protest his tariffs," 1 June 2018 Vocal workers took a more antagonistic stance towards GM. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "GM's Lordstown Chevy Cruze Plant Closes Amidst Protests," 7 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'antagonistic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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