as in to infuriate
to implant bitter feelings in
everything he said just antagonized the other side even more
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Recent Examples of antagonize
The release of the funds was a signal of Brussels’ embrace of the new government in Budapest after the 16-year tenure of Viktor Orbán, who was allied with Russia and antagonized the EU.
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Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
The film tracks three couples celebrating an engagement who antagonize a real Balinese superstition said to doom relationships, setting off a chain of fractures, suspicion and increasingly bizarre encounters.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 May 2026
Beijing has sought to navigate this ambivalence by engaging individual European governments while sidelining Brussels, a tactic that reliably antagonizes EU institutions.
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Yu Jie,
Time,
13 May 2026
Tradwifery carries an undercurrent of trolling—a middle finger raised at anyone antagonized by women boasting about catering to their husband’s every whim.
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Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
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Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
The film tracks three couples celebrating an engagement who antagonize a real Balinese superstition said to doom relationships, setting off a chain of fractures, suspicion and increasingly bizarre encounters.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 May 2026
Beijing has sought to navigate this ambivalence by engaging individual European governments while sidelining Brussels, a tactic that reliably antagonizes EU institutions.
—
Yu Jie,
Time,
13 May 2026
Tradwifery carries an undercurrent of trolling—a middle finger raised at anyone antagonized by women boasting about catering to their husband’s every whim.
—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antagonize
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In Chicago, these questions are interesting and infuriating because the Bulls have no say in the outcome.
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The Iranians moved their training base from Arizona to Mexico, and the team has been required to leave Los Angeles right after both matches, infuriating Ghalenoei.
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Stalling the bill's enactment will likely enrage elements of both parties.
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The film’s director, uptight Euro expat Max (Christoph Waltz), is initially enraged by their hijacking of the shoot, but his studio fatcat bosses (both voiced by Jeff Bridges) love the unhinged results.
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But Schnur said the governor likely also has concerns about angering one of his biggest backers.
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Meanwhile, Daemon, angered that his wife/niece is mad at him for orchestrating the brutal murder of a child, goes to the cursed castle of Harrenhal to claim it for their side — or perhaps to claim it for himself.
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Alito came out a winner, but still embittered.
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Here, the situation has changed, leaving many of the gods either hardened or embittered by the conflict.
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“Antagonize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antagonize. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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