antagonistic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [ɛənˌtæɡ.əˈnɪs.tɪk] (Canada, General-American)
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- /ænˌtæɡ.əˈnɪs.tɪk/ (Australia)
- /ænˌtæɡ.əˈnɪs.tɪk/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ænˌtæɡ.əˈnɪs.tɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English antagonist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English antagonistic From antagonist + -ic.
Meanings
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Contending or acting against.
The tone of congressional hearings involving tech industry executives in recent years can best be described as antagonistic.
2023 May 16, Cecilia Kang, “OpenAI’s Sam Altman Urges A.I. Regulation in Senate Hearing”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:And deputies from opposing parties, inherently more antagonistic than deputies from the same party, can be bought at a lower price.
2002, Barry Ames, The Deadlock of Democracy in Brazil, page 171:Though the tephrosia is a powerful agent, and, if carried too far beyond the antagonistic action of the poison, is, I presume, not entirely without danger, I have never known any bad symptoms to arise from its use.
1866, American Journal of Pharmacy and the Sciences Supporting Public Health:They were distinct, adverse, even antagonistic.
1855, Henry Hart Milman, History of Latin Christianity:
- Relating to an antagonist.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most antagonistic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more antagonistic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
antagonistically · transantagonistic · homoantagonistic · isoantagonistic · nonantagonistic · unantagonistic · heteroantagonistic
Synonyms
assaultive · truculent · philopolemic · combative · adverse · militaristic · martial · philopolemical · belligerent · warlike · antagonistic · aggressive · quarrelsome · hostile · bellicose · pugnacious
Translations (23)
pt antagônico (contending) · hu antagonista (biochemistry: relating to an antagonist) · hu szemben álló (contending) · cmn 對抗性的 /对抗性的 (contending) · ro antagonic (contending) · el ανταγωνιστικός (contending) · ca antagonista (contending) · ro antagonist (contending) · pt antagonístico (contending) · de antagonistisch (contending) · la infestus (contending) · pl antagonistyczny (contending) · mi ngākaukino (contending) · kk антагонистік (contending) · hu ellenséges (contending) · pt antagonista (contending) · fr antagonique (contending) · hu antagonisztikus (contending) · es antagónico (contending) · pt antagónico (contending) · eo antagonista (contending) · es antagonista (contending) · mi nihoniho (contending)