as in angered
to implant bitter feelings in
everything he said just antagonized the other side even more
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Recent Examples of antagonized
When asked who antagonized him, Doncic paused to scan the stat sheet in front of him.
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Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Investigations have linked them to vigilante groups known as militias, which often antagonized Franco.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Feb. 2026
In part to keep the good vibes going, his government antagonized China further in 2021 by allowing Taiwan to build a representative office in Vilnius, the capital.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 18 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
In the documentary, neighbors, friends, and family describe Owens as a caring and attentive mother who stepped in whenever her kids were antagonized by Lorincz.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
That deployment antagonized demonstrators and prompted nightly clashes.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
Everything the rivals were doing antagonized one another.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Investigations have linked them to vigilante groups known as militias, which often antagonized Franco.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Feb. 2026
In part to keep the good vibes going, his government antagonized China further in 2021 by allowing Taiwan to build a representative office in Vilnius, the capital.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 18 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
In the documentary, neighbors, friends, and family describe Owens as a caring and attentive mother who stepped in whenever her kids were antagonized by Lorincz.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
That deployment antagonized demonstrators and prompted nightly clashes.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
Everything the rivals were doing antagonized one another.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antagonized
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The launch bucked Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s claims that Iranian missiles only have an approximate 1,200-mile range and angered on-edge European leaders.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2026
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Is she amused or angered or saddened by this?—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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The liberal Democratic governor, whose strict gun control measures have long infuriated gun owners, this week filed a bill to allow Sunday hunting and expand crossbow hunting, long overdue moves that aimed to shore up one of her biggest weaknesses in an election year.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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The arrest infuriated Anderson who said O'Malley is married with two young children and would have turned himself in.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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News of its $1,500-a-person price tag particularly enraged skeptical locals.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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And though voting for the award ended before his latest controversy—a comment about opera and ballet that enraged those communities, Chalamet didn’t go into the 98th Academy Awards as the favorite.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Antagonized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antagonized. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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