antagonized

past tense of antagonize

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Recent Examples of antagonized Late in episode 1, the Supreme Ruler is revealed to Barry Kripke, a Caltech physicist who talks like Elmer Fudd and often antagonized TBBT’s heroes. Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026 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. Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 29 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 Vincent suggests that companies harnessing the hype around smart tech also antagonized public (mis) understandings of the definitional nuances of artificial intelligence. Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026 Investigations have linked them to vigilante groups known as militias, which often antagonized Franco. Arkansas Online, 26 Feb. 2026 McPhatter berated the man and threw him against a patrol car twice, and when the man antagonized McPhatter from the back seat of his police cruiser, the cop reached back and grabbed the glasses off his face, prosecutors allege. John Annese, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026 How to commemorate a religious sect that was unique, tolerant, forward-thinking, unjustly antagonized—but also short-lived, cultish, poorly documented, and fixated on fire and brimstone? Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antagonized
Verb
  • They were angered by Armenia's agreement to hand over control of several border villages to Azerbaijan and normalize relations with its neighbor after being locked for decades in territorial disputes.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The two exchanged words, and a Gilman shove angered Walker, who tackled him to the ground.
    Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But some one-time backers have been infuriated by his support last month for a law that would prevent the arrest of ultra-Orthodox Jews for avoiding the military draft.
    Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The trade infuriated fans and likely delighted the MLB executives and owners who are thirsty to implement a hard salary cap in the next collective bargaining agreement.
    Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Fauci pleaded the Fifth a number of times, which appears to have enraged a lot of people.
    Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
  • Many of MacLeod’s fans were enraged and disheartened about his AI use online.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026

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“Antagonized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antagonized. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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