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
Why is Trump relentlessly antagonistic toward the news media?
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
There wasn't any antagonistic issue or anything like that.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
There wasn’t any antagonistic issue or anything like that.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025
Now that the federal government has adopted an antagonistic stance toward vaccines, the business of immunization looks even worse.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
There wasn't any antagonistic issue or anything like that.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
There wasn’t any antagonistic issue or anything like that.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025
Now that the federal government has adopted an antagonistic stance toward vaccines, the business of immunization looks even worse.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antagonistic
Adjective
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In response, Stanton told him to go away, using an expletive, and sent a series of hostile messages, as well as one asking to meet in person, the complaint alleges.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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But in the best-of-seven ALCS, the Jays needed four starters, so there was Scherzer, making his first appearance of the postseason in a hostile environment with his team needing a win to tie the series with the Seattle Mariners at two games apiece.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Police said that the driver sustained minor injuries and tested negative for any alcohol.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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According to Sports Talk Media Network on X, Swinney revealed that X-rays for Sadler were negative.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Antagonistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antagonistic. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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