English Explanatory Dictionary

antagonistic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Contending or acting against.
  2. Relating to an antagonist.

Pronunciation

/ænˌtæɡ.əˈnɪs.tɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-antagonistic.wav [ɛənˌtæɡ.əˈnɪs.tɪk]

Word forms

antagonistic more antagonistic most antagonistic

Etymology

From antagonist + -ic.

Synonyms

hostile adverse aggressive antagonistic assaultive bellicose belligerent combative martial militaristic philopolemic philopolemical pugnacious quarrelsome truculent warlike

Derived words

antagonistically heteroantagonistic homoantagonistic isoantagonistic nonantagonistic transantagonistic unantagonistic
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