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antagonize
an·tag·o·nize A0325500 (ăn-tăg′ə-nīz′)tr.v. an·tag·o·nized, an·tag·o·niz·ing, an·tag·o·niz·es 1. To incur the dislike of; provoke hostility or enmity in: antagonized her officemates with her rude behavior.2. To counteract.
[Greek antagōnizesthai, to struggle against : anti-, anti- + agōnizesthai, to struggle (from agōn, contest; see agony).]antagonize (ænˈtæɡəˌnaɪz) or antagonisevb (tr) 1. to make hostile; annoy or irritate2. to act in opposition to or counteract[C17: from Greek antagōnizesthai, from anti- + agōnizesthai to strive, from agōn contest] anˈtagoˌnizable, anˈtagoˌnisable adj anˌtagoniˈzation, anˌtagoniˈsation nan•tag•o•nize (ænˈtæg əˌnaɪz)
v.t. -nized, -niz•ing. 1. to cause to become hostile; make an enemy or opponent of: His speech antagonized many voters. 2. to act in opposition to; oppose. [1625–35; < Greek antagōnízesthai to contend against, dispute with. See ant-, agonize] an•tag′o•niz`a•ble, adj. an•tag`o•ni•za′tion, n. antagonize
Past participle: antagonized
Gerund: antagonizing
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| antagonize | | antagonize |
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| I antagonize | | you antagonize | | he/she/it antagonizes | | we antagonize | | you antagonize | | they antagonize |
| Preterite |
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| I antagonized | | you antagonized | | he/she/it antagonized | | we antagonized | | you antagonized | | they antagonized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am antagonizing | | you are antagonizing | | he/she/it is antagonizing | | we are antagonizing | | you are antagonizing | | they are antagonizing |
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| I have antagonized | | you have antagonized | | he/she/it has antagonized | | we have antagonized | | you have antagonized | | they have antagonized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was antagonizing | | you were antagonizing | | he/she/it was antagonizing | | we were antagonizing | | you were antagonizing | | they were antagonizing |
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| I had antagonized | | you had antagonized | | he/she/it had antagonized | | we had antagonized | | you had antagonized | | they had antagonized |
| Future |
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| I will antagonize | | you will antagonize | | he/she/it will antagonize | | we will antagonize | | you will antagonize | | they will antagonize |
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| I will have antagonized | | you will have antagonized | | he/she/it will have antagonized | | we will have antagonized | | you will have antagonized | | they will have antagonized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be antagonizing | | you will be antagonizing | | he/she/it will be antagonizing | | we will be antagonizing | | you will be antagonizing | | they will be antagonizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been antagonizing | | you have been antagonizing | | he/she/it has been antagonizing | | we have been antagonizing | | you have been antagonizing | | they have been antagonizing |
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| I will have been antagonizing | | you will have been antagonizing | | he/she/it will have been antagonizing | | we will have been antagonizing | | you will have been antagonizing | | they will have been antagonizing |
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| I had been antagonizing | | you had been antagonizing | | he/she/it had been antagonizing | | we had been antagonizing | | you had been antagonizing | | they had been antagonizing |
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| I would antagonize | | you would antagonize | | he/she/it would antagonize | | we would antagonize | | you would antagonize | | they would antagonize |
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| I would have antagonized | | you would have antagonized | | he/she/it would have antagonized | | we would have antagonized | | you would have antagonized | | they would have antagonized |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  antagonize - provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss"antagoniseannoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, nettle, rag, bother, chafe, get at, get to - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" | | 2. | antagonize - act in opposition toantagonise, counteractact, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
antagonizeverb annoy, anger, insult, offend, irritate, alienate, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), gall, repel, estrange, get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), get up your nose (informal), be on your back (slang), piss you off (taboo slang), rub (someone) up the wrong way (informal), disaffect, get in your hair (informal), get on your wick (Brit. slang) He didn't want to antagonize her.
calm, win over, soothe, disarm, appease, placate, pacify, mollify, conciliate, propitiateTranslationsantagonist (ӕnˈtӕgənist) noun an opponent or enemy. 對抗者或敵手 对抗者anˈtagonism noun unfriendliness, hostility. 對抗 对抗（性） anˌtagoˈnistic adjective 敵對的 对抗（性）的 anˌtagoˈnistically adverb 敵對地 对抗（性）地 anˈtagonize, anˈtagonise verb to make an enemy of (someone). You are antagonizing her by your rudeness. 引起某人的敵意 引起对抗EncyclopediaSeeantagonistantagonize
Synonyms for antagonizeverb annoySynonyms- annoy
- anger
- insult
- offend
- irritate
- alienate
- hassle
- aggravate
- gall
- repel
- estrange
- get under your skin
- get on your nerves
- nark
- get up your nose
- be on your back
- piss you off
- rub (someone) up the wrong way
- disaffect
- get in your hair
- get on your wick
Antonyms- calm
- win over
- soothe
- disarm
- appease
- placate
- pacify
- mollify
- conciliate
- propitiate
Synonyms for antagonizeverb provoke the hostility ofSynonymsRelated Words- annoy
- devil
- gravel
- irritate
- nark
- rile
- vex
- nettle
- rag
- bother
- chafe
- get at
- get to
verb act in opposition toSynonymsRelated Words |