ENVENOMING Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in antagonism

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envenoming

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verb

present participle of envenom

as in infuriating

to implant bitter feelings in thoughtless, self-indulgent antics that only managed to envenom his teammates

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Noun

There’s no need to pay committed Republicans, while committed Democrats will see the offer as a bald monetization of politics that can deepen their antagonism.

— Kenneth Greene, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026
These are the reasons for antagonism to Mayor Levy, not hyper-partisanship.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of antagonism

Verb

Life was crazy and the entertainment business was weird and journalism was infuriating.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
Cummings said that in January 2021, a friend of Birchmore’s called Stoughton police and told a dispatcher about the illicit relationship, infuriating Farwell.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of infuriating

Noun

In other photographs of Deckard, Vaughan preserves his stillness, his distance, and arch alienation played to perfection by Ford.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
With its mix of teenage alienation, anti-authority diatribes and heaps of personality disorder, Darko is appealing in a kind of neo-Heathers, anti-establishment way.

— Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of alienation

Verb

Washington must stop antagonizing Ottawa and instead cooperate with its northern neighbor on Arctic and maritime security, mineral extraction and trade, and technological innovation.

— Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
Davidson is even calm when talking about Kardashian’s ex-husband Ye, who once wrote a song antagonizing Davidson.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of antagonizing

Noun

While estrangement can sometimes seem sudden, experts say subtle changes may signal that a family relationship is beginning to unravel.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Her estrangement from the DSA was front and center in the final weeks of the campaign.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of estrangement

Verb

Data center demand began driving up electric bills last year across a 13-state electricity grid stretching from Illinois to New Jersey and Maryland, angering ratepayers.

— Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Indeed, the survey showed that use of the horn is the most common action when drivers consider another driver to be annoying or angering them.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of angering

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