as in hostile
marked by opposition or ill will
countries that have been antagonistic towards each other for centuries
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Recent Examples of antagonistic
Hot summers are nothing new for much of the United States, but the combination of heat and humidity has taken on a truly antagonistic role this year, pushing us closer to our melting points in an already uncomfortable season.
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Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
Pritzker has been antagonistic to the Trump administration’s immigration efforts.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 26 July 2025
Thomas, Scheffler, DeChambeau, McIlroy and Koepka are seen throughout the movie, participating in Gilmore’s ridiculous training sessions and eventually battling an antagonistic group of golfers from the fictional Maxi professional golf league.
—Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 July 2025
His aggressively antagonistic relationship with sister Dee usually devolves into a battle of who can hurt the other the most.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 21 July 2025
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Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
Pritzker has been antagonistic to the Trump administration’s immigration efforts.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 26 July 2025
Thomas, Scheffler, DeChambeau, McIlroy and Koepka are seen throughout the movie, participating in Gilmore’s ridiculous training sessions and eventually battling an antagonistic group of golfers from the fictional Maxi professional golf league.
—Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 July 2025
His aggressively antagonistic relationship with sister Dee usually devolves into a battle of who can hurt the other the most.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antagonistic
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Thanks to climate change, Cosmism’s ambivalent and generally hostile attitude towards the natural world should also sound familiar.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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Another camera designed to withstand the hostile environment of space was used outside.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There is also, generally speaking, universal admission that boy, this game sure runs terribly on PC, leading to a huge number of negative Steam reviews, causing the game to be Mixed there.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Then, there’s the power to see through all of that, through what could be perceived as pain or a negative situation, and see the colorfulness of my culture, the warmth of my culture, and the community, as well.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Antagonistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antagonistic. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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