Hypertext Webster Gateway: "antagonistic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
antagonistic
adj 1: indicating opposition or resistance [syn: {counter}]
2: characterized by antagonism or antipathy; "slaves
antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions
within the party" [syn: {antipathetic}, {antipathetical}]
3: arousing animosity or hostility; "his antagonizing
brusqueness"; "a speech that was antagonizing to many
voters" [syn: {antagonizing}, {antagonising}] [ant: {conciliating}]
4: used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or
neutralize each other's effect [syn: {incompatible}] [ant:
{synergistic}]
5: incapable of harmonious association
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