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antagonistic

[an-tag-uh-nis-tik] / ænˌtæg əˈnɪs tɪk /
ADJECTIVE
opposing
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Antagonist, a cocktail bar in Charlotte, N.C., is pretty antagonistic about phones.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

“Popular culture … and high culture … aren’t antagonistic to each other. They fit together somehow. They belong to different aspects of the same tradition,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

This concept, known as antagonistic pleiotropy, was proposed by biologist Peter Medawar in 1952 as an explanation for aspects of aging.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

The resulting album, titled Music, Fashion, Film, is smart, self-referential, funny, antagonistic and crammed full of moments to stimulate your inner earworm.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

These two doctrines existed in uneasy harmony, although I did not then see them as antagonistic.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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