antagonism
Example Sentences
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Even as they profess admiration for one another’s work, Ruth, Jay and Leigh sink into a bog of miscommunication and antagonism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Gender-focused research supports the lived experience of what women already know: There is a rising tide of gender-based antagonism both online and offline.
From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026
Yet, the film remains seductive despite its near-constant cacophonous antagonism.
From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025
This is now shaping up as a conflict for the ages, especially as it is unclear how the story that has caused the antagonism will end.
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025
He had expected to encounter antagonism, even confrontation, and instead was being offered sly, misguided collusion.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
Vocabulary lists containing antagonism
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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Grade 9, List 5
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