antagonized

past tense of antagonize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of antagonized Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance comes at a time when the government has antagonized Latino communities, spread anti-Latino rhetoric, and treated immigrants with abject cruelty, callously celebrating images of forceful, often violent arrests and brutal detainments. Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antagonized
Verb
  • Lorincz was frequently angered over local children (including Owens’) playing in a field close to her home.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Many protesters were especially angered by attacks on their motives.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Heritage Action’s tactics so infuriated the Republican leadership that Senator Mitch McConnell called on Heritage donors to stop funding the group.
    Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Johnson's explanations have infuriated Grijalva's supporters.
    Claudia Grisales, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The incident enraged the South Koreans and ran counter to Trump’s push to lure foreign manufacturers to invest in America.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Michael was similarly enraged by the support.
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Antagonized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antagonized. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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