antagonized

past tense of antagonize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of antagonized That deployment antagonized demonstrators and prompted nightly clashes. Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025 Advertisement Qatar’s support for the pro-democracy protests antagonized its fellow Gulf Arab monarchies, which feared political turmoil on their soil. Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025 Markel said that while he and his wife, Christy, have been antagonized by wheelie riders, his view of the subgroup has changed over time. Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025 Everything the rivals were doing antagonized one another. Barry Levitt, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024 Our investment is fostered especially through Pansy’s scenes with her younger sister, Chantelle, the only person neither scared off nor antagonized by her spikiness. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024 After the election, Hernandez's brother antagonized Gallego on social media. Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024 Since then, Musk has publicly criticized both the commission and antagonized its former head, Thierry Breton, who spearheaded the investigation into X before resigning this September. Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2024 The Biden administration has antagonized Wall Street by appointing enforcers — Lina Khan at the Federal Trade Commission and Jonathan Kanter, anti-trust division chief at the Justice Department — who have targeted corporate power, especially in tech. Brent Lang, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antagonized
Verb
  • Visits by previous prime ministers have angered neighboring countries and proven to be a flashpoint for Japan and China.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Comments the host made after the murder of right wing activist and influencer Charlie Kirk angered MAGA supporters and saw the nation’s largest station group, Nexstar – which has its own mega merger up for review at the FCC – preempt the late night staple.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The proposal has run into challenges, including far-right ministers in Israel being infuriated that the plan would let Palestinians stay in Gaza and not forcibly displaced.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The trip infuriated China, which tells other countries to avoid official engagements with Taiwan, and triggered massive Chinese military exercises in waters and airspace around the island.
    Reuters, NBC news, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As a huge golf lover myself, I was enraged by having to listen to the constant abuse and unsporting behaviour of the crowd.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Trump had already enraged some Indians by taking credit for brokering a ceasefire, in May, between India and Pakistan, after the countries had engaged in their worst military conflict in decades.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Antagonized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antagonized. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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