antagonistic
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Zeitz had an antagonistic relationship with many Harley dealers, who felt that he boosted the parent company’s profit margins at their expense.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
But since Mamdani took office, the relationship has proven less antagonistic.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Peller noted “consternation around the potential for an antagonistic approach towards not only issuers but broader financials despite what was believed to be a lenient regulatory environment.”
From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026
According to Nishimura, "These findings reveal that the same stem cell population can follow antagonistic fates -- exhaustion or expansion -- depending on the type of stress and microenvironmental signals."
From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2025
The roads confound him; they’ve knotted up, dark, antagonistic; he pits himself against them, valiant, a man doing battle for love.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
Vocabulary lists containing antagonistic
Opposites Attract
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Divergent
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