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antagonistic
What does antagonistic mean?
antagonistic (adjective): indicating opposition or resistance.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use antagonistic in a sentence?
- The two countries are antagonistic to each other. (Tatoeba sentence #325618 by CM, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce antagonistic?
/ænˌtæɡəˈnɪstɪk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does antagonistic come from?
From antagonist + -ic.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to antagonistic
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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contrived by art rather than nature
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characterized by order and planning
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indicating opposition or resistance
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made by hand; manufactured manually
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