- antagonistic
- adjective Date: 1632 marked by or resulting from antagonism • antagonistically adverb
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antagonistic
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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. [1913 Webster] They were distinct, adverse, even antagonistic. Milman.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antagonistic — index adverse (hostile), antipathetic (oppositional), averse, contradictory, different, discordant … Law dictionary
antagonistic to — index contrary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
antagonistic — (adj.) 1630s, from ANTAGONIST (Cf. antagonist) + IC (Cf. ic). Related: Antagonistical (1620s); antagonistically … Etymology dictionary
antagonistic — counteractive, counter, *adverse Analogous words: opposing, resisting, withstanding, contesting, fighting, combating, conflicting (see RESIST): incompatible, discordant, *inconsonant: hostile (see corresponding noun at ENMITY): *antipathetic,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
antagonistic — [an tag΄ə nis′tik] adj. showing antagonism; acting in opposition antagonistically adv … English World dictionary
antagonistic — adj. antagonistic to; towards (he is very antagonistic to us) * * * [ænˌtægə nɪstɪk] towards (he is very antagonistic to us) antagonistic to … Combinatory dictionary
antagonistic — an|tag|o|nis|tic [ənˌtægəˈnıstık] adj 1.) unfriendly; wanting to argue or disagree = ↑hostile ▪ an antagonistic attitude 2.) opposed to an idea or group antagonistic to/towards ▪ antagonistic to new ideas >antagonistically [ kli] adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
antagonistic — adjective 1. indicating opposition or resistance (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑counter • Similar to: ↑negative • Derivationally related forms: ↑antagonist, ↑antagonism 2. charac … Useful english dictionary
antagonistic — an·tag·o·nis·tic (.)an .tag ə nis tik adj 1) characterized by or resulting from antagonism <antagonistic antibiotics> 2) relating to or being muscles that are antagonists <skeletal muscles arranged in antagonistic pairs>… … Medical dictionary
antagonistic — an|tag|o|nis|tic [ æn,tægə nıstık ] adjective 1. ) disliking someone or something very much and behaving in a very unfriendly way toward them: antagonistic toward/to: You sound very antagonistic toward her. 2. ) opposing something strongly … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
