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[ adjective ] characterized by antagonism or antipathy
Synonyms Examples "slaves antagonistic to their masters" "antipathetic factions within the party" Used in print (William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)Children , conditioned by this mistaken notion , have feared stepmothers , while adults , by their antagonistic attitudes , have made the role of the substitute parents a difficult one . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] indicating opposition or resistance
Synonyms Used in print (Edward Streeter, The Chairman of the Bored....)Perhaps it was his misfortune , or good_fortune , whichever way one looked_at it , to belong_to the former group , and he was struggling unconsciously to build_up pressure in a world which demanded none , which was positively antagonistic to_it . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect
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[ adjective ] arousing animosity or hostility
Synonyms Examples "his antagonizing brusqueness" "a speech that was antagonizing to many voters" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action
Synonyms Related terms active ant countervailing opposing countervailing antiphlogistic antidotal antacid |
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[ adjective ] incapable of harmonious association
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