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Antagonistic definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ANTAGONIS'TIC, a. Opposing in combat; contending against.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: indicating opposition or resistance [syn: antagonistic, counter]
2: characterized by antagonism or antipathy; "slaves antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions within the party" [syn: antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical]
3: arousing animosity or hostility; "his antagonistic brusqueness"; "Europe was antagonistic to the Unites States" [ant: conciliative, conciliatory]
4: used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect [syn: antagonistic, incompatible] [ant: interactive, synergistic]
5: incapable of harmonious association

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1632 marked by or resulting from antagonism • antagonistically adverb

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Antagonistic An*tag`o*nis"tic, Antagonistical An*tag`o*nis"tic*al, a. Opposing in combat, combating; contending or acting against; as, antagonistic forces. -- An*tag`o*nis"tic*al*ly, adv. They were distinct, adverse, even antagonistic. --Milman.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

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. ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ to/towards n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Antagonist, opposing, adverse, opposite, hostile, inimical, contrary, contradictory, repugnant, conflicting, incompatible, inconsistent, incongruous, discordant, dissonant.

Moby Thesaurus

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