antagonistican‧tag‧o‧nis‧tic /ænˌtæɡəˈnɪstɪk◂/ adjective 
Examples
an antagonistic attitude► see thesaurus at unfriendly2opposed to an idea or groupantagonistic to/towards antagonistic to new ideas—antagonistically /-kli/ adverb
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- A lot of people refuse to work with Paula. Her manner is just too antagonistic.
- I can't understand why he's being so antagonistic.
- The right wing press has always been deeply antagonistic towards the Labour party.
- Why are Kate and John so antagonistic towards each other?
- A border is a dividing line marking an abrupt shift between two separate, sometimes antagonistic, entities.
- Any long-term antagonistic relationship seemed to harbor this kind of codependency.
- How can we reconcile the low frequency of expressions of emotional involvement in election campaigns with the high frequency of antagonistic partisanship?
- So essentially antagonistic class interests sharing the same region find themselves allying with each other in their mutual self-interests.
- The bureaucracy also offered a means of social control over potentially antagonistic classes.
- To a large extent these two approaches have been mutually exclusive, not to say antagonistic.
THESAURUSperson/voice/behaviour► unfriendly/not friendly
1unfriendly; wanting to argue or disagree SYN hostile: behaving towards someone in a way that shows you are not interested in them or are not ready to talk to them or help them: · The hotel staff were unfriendly and unhelpful.· an unfriendly tone of voice· They didn't seem very friendly to strangers.· She gave him an unfriendly glance.
► hostile very unfriendly, and ready to argue or fight: · He was openly hostile towards me when I arrived.· A hostile crowd gathered outside the US embassy.
► cold behaving towards other people as if you do not like them or care about them: · He gave her a cold stare.· a cold voice
► frosty unfriendly, especially because you are angry with someone: · When she spoke, her tone was frosty.· He got a frosty reception from his wife when he finally returned home (=she was not very friendly towards him).
► aloof [not before noun] not wanting to talk to other people or spend time with them, especially because you think you are better than them: · Some politicians are criticized for being too aloof.
► antagonistic unfriendly and always trying to start arguments with someone: · Why are Kate and John so antagonistic towards each other?
► antisocial not interested in meeting other people or forming friendly relationships with them: · Sorry if I'm being antisocial, but I need to get my work done.· He was an antisocial loner with no friends.
Longman Language Activatorto think something is wrong► be against/be opposed to to think that something is wrong and that it should not be allowed: · Lundgren is against abortion.· Most people are opposed to the privatization of the city's public transportation system.be strongly against: · There are two or three groups that are strongly against construction of the dam.be dead set against (=be very much against something): · She wants to marry him, but her parents are dead set against it.be strongly/totally/opposed to: · Senator Thompson remains totally opposed to any form of gun control.
► oppose to think that a plan, idea etc is wrong, and to try to prevent it from happening or succeeding: · Conservative MPs say they will oppose the new bill.strongly/vigorously oppose: · The Church strongly opposes same-sex marriage.
► not agree with something especially spoken to be against something, for example because it is new or different and you do not like things to change: · My grandmother doesn't agree with divorce.· There are many people in the US who do not agree with capital punishment.
► not believe in something to not support something, because you think something is wrong or immoral: · Fiona doesn't believe in having sex before marriage.· I don't believe in hitting children for any reason.
► anti-: anti-war/-smoking/-American etc against war, smoking, America etc: · Anti-war demonstrators gathered in the city's main square.· The anti-smoking laws seem ridiculous to me.· Anti-American sentiment remains high in the region.
► hostile someone who is hostile to a plan or idea opposes it very strongly, and expresses this in an angry way: · A hostile audience refused to listen to Senator Drummond's reply.hostile to/towards: · Local people are hostile towards the plan, which would involve a significant tax increase.openly hostile (=showing very clearly that you are hostile): · Lydon was openly hostile to any kind of criticism of the project.
► antagonistic behaving in a way that shows that you strongly disapprove of someone or something: · A lot of people refuse to work with Paula. Her manner is just too antagonistic.antagonistic to/towards: · The right-wing press has always been deeply antagonistic towards the Labour party.
not friendly► unfriendly/not friendly · It's very difficult to work with Lindsay - she's so unfriendly.· I'm sorry if I sounded unfriendly on the phone - I was just tired.· The service at the hotel was bad and the staff weren't very friendly.unfriendly/not friendly to/towards · The other girls weren't openly unfriendly towards her, but they never invited her along with them.
► cold behaving towards other people as if you do not like them or care about them: · His manner all evening was cold and unfriendly.· Next time she saw Harry he wasn't rude to her, just very cold.cold to: · She was oddly cold to him, and I wondered what had happened.
► inhospitable unfriendly to people who are visiting your home or country by not doing anything to make them feel welcome: · Generally, the people I met in the city were rude and inhospitable.· So many tourists had visited the monastery that the monks had grown somewhat inhospitable.
► hostile very unfriendly, and ready to argue with someone, criticize them, or fight with them: · There was a crowd of hostile demonstrators waiting outside her door.hostile to/towards: · He was hostile towards me when I arrived, and the situation did not improve over the next few days.openly hostile: · Several of the neighbors had become openly hostile to one another.
► antagonistic unfriendly and trying to cause arguments with someone: · I can't understand why he's being so antagonistic.antagonistic towards/to: · Why are Kate and John so antagonistic towards each other?
► give somebody the cold shoulder informal to ignore someone and be unfriendly to them, especially because they have upset or offended you: · After I got the promotion, a few of my co-workers started giving me the cold shoulder.
► cliquey/cliquish a group of people who are cliquey or cliquish are friendly to the other people within that group but not to the people outside it: · Everyone at the school was so cliquey, it was hard for me to make new friends.· It was a cliquish group, with the older members staying aloof from the younger ones.
an antagonistic attitude► see thesaurus at unfriendly2opposed to an idea or groupantagonistic to/towards antagonistic to new ideas—antagonistically /-kli/ adverb