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   antagonistic

   /anˌtaɡəˈnɪstɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. showing or feeling active opposition or hostility towards someone or something: "he was antagonistic to the government's reforms" Similar hostileopposedinimicalantipatheticunsympatheticill-disposedresistantaverseagainst(dead) set againstat odds withat variance within disagreement withdissenting frominformal:antiaginhostileaggressivebelligerentbellicosepugnaciouscombativecontentioustruculentconfrontationalquarrelsomeargumentativerare:oppugnantinformal:badassOpposite prosympathetic
   • 2. relating to an antagonist or its action.

   Derivatives

   • 1. antagonistically adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishANTAGONISTIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Antagonistic means actively opposing or showing unfriendliness towards something or someone. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.

   • English (US)

     ANTAGONISTIC meaning: 1. actively opposing or showing...

   • Znaczenie Antagonistic, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ANTAGONISTIC definicja: 1. actively opposing or showing...

   • Antagonistic in Simplified Chinese

     ANTAGONISTIC translate: 对抗的，对立的;敌对的;敌意的. Learn more in the...

   • Traditional

     ANTAGONISTIC translate: 對抗的，對立的;敵對的;敵意的. Learn more in the...

   • Unfriendliness

     UNFRIENDLINESS definition: 1. the quality or fact of being...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › antagonisticAntagonistic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ANTAGONISTIC is showing dislike or opposition : marked by or resulting from antagonism. How to use antagonistic in a sentence.

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5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryANTAGONISTIC definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Antagonistic means actively opposing or showing unfriendliness toward something or someone. Learn more about this word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from various sources.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › antagonisticANTAGONISTIC Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Antagonistic definition: acting in opposition; opposing, especially mutually.. See examples of ANTAGONISTIC used in a sentence.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishANTAGONISTIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If a person is antagonistic to someone or something, they show hatred or dislike towards them. Nearly all the women I interviewed were aggressively antagonistic to the idea. [ + to/towards] Synonyms: hostile, opposed, resistant, at odds More Synonyms of antagonistic. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › antagonisticAntagonistic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features. adjective. used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect. synonyms: incompatible. antacid. acting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach)

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › antagonisticAntagonistic - definition of antagonistic by The Free Dictionary

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   Antagonistic means acting in opposition or hostility to something or someone. It can also refer to a muscle, a drug, or a substance that counteracts another. See synonyms, translations, and usage examples.