antagonistic

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