as in hostile
marked by opposition or ill will
countries that have been antagonistic towards each other for centuries
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Recent Examples of antagonistic
And representing the independent woman can be a liability in an industry that has a vacillating and sometimes baldly antagonistic relationship to such figures.
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Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
And it may be judged as a gauge of whether those endorsements from Mr. Trump and Mr. Musk helped legitimize the party and gave it broader appeal, or potentially backfired, given the Trump administration’s newly antagonistic relationship with Germany and Europe.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
In the film, Faizon's character maintains an antagonistic relationship with Will Ferrell's Buddy the Elf but begrudgingly respects his work in the store.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2025
At the same time, Trump's more transactional or even antagonistic attitude towards U.S. defense partners raises the prospect of this ambiguity spreading to formal regional commitments, creating opportunities that China could exploit.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
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Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
And it may be judged as a gauge of whether those endorsements from Mr. Trump and Mr. Musk helped legitimize the party and gave it broader appeal, or potentially backfired, given the Trump administration’s newly antagonistic relationship with Germany and Europe.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
In the film, Faizon's character maintains an antagonistic relationship with Will Ferrell's Buddy the Elf but begrudgingly respects his work in the store.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2025
At the same time, Trump's more transactional or even antagonistic attitude towards U.S. defense partners raises the prospect of this ambiguity spreading to formal regional commitments, creating opportunities that China could exploit.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Antagonistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antagonistic. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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